Key takeaways
Max Holzer beat Khalid Taha by knockout at 3:16 of round one in the main event of OKTAGON 88 at the ZAG Arena in Hannover. In the co-main event, Hugo Vach beat Teo Saldana Smith by knockout at 2:59 of round one at featherweight.
Across the ten bouts that produced a result, seven ended by knockout, one by submission and two on the judges' scorecards — eight stoppages in ten fights. One of the two decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Altin Zenuni, who stopped Dawid Jarowienko after 54 seconds, and six of the eight finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Justin Detzel's submission of Mate Kola, 12 minutes and 3 seconds in. End to end, the ten fights filled one hour and 10 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: four of five, against four of the five below it. Ivana Petrović (knockout, round one), Justin Detzel (submission, round three) and Bedirhan Kabak (knockout, round three) all closed before the judges were needed.
Five weight classes were used, featherweight most often with four bouts.
