Key takeaways
Katharina Dalisda beat Eva Dourthe by unanimous decision after five rounds in the main event of OKTAGON 53. In the co-main event, Islam Dulatov beat John Palaiologos by knockout at 5:00 of round one at welterweight.
Across the ten bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, three by submission and four on the judges' scorecards — six stoppages in ten fights. One of the four decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Emir-Can Al, who stopped Tomáš Votava at 1:54 of round one, and two of the six finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was David Zawada's submission of Hojat Khajevand, 14 minutes and 27 seconds in. End to end, the ten fights filled one hour and 52 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: four of six, against two of the four below it. Endrit Brajshori (submission, round two) and Emir-Can Al (knockout, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
Four weight classes were used, welterweight most often with four bouts.
