Main and co-main events
Ivica Trušček beat Christian Eckerlin by knockout at 3:35 of round one in the main event of OKTAGON 78 at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne. In the co-main event, Alina Dalaslan beat Katharina Lehner by unanimous decision after three rounds at bantamweight.
How the card was decided
Across the eleven bouts that produced a result, seven ended by knockout and four on the judges' scorecards — seven stoppages in eleven fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.
Finishes and fight times
The quickest finish belonged to Michael Obodozie, who stopped Chiril Negru after 20 seconds, and six of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Cihad Akipa's knockout of David Piechaczek, 7 minutes and 14 seconds in. End to end, the eleven fights filled one hour and 20 minutes of cage time.
Main card against the prelims
The main card finished at the higher rate: four of six, against three of the five below it. Tamerlan Dulatov (knockout, round one), Marek Bartl (knockout, round one) and Michael Obodozie (knockout, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.
Countries, weight classes and broadcast
Seven weight classes were used, middleweight most often with three bouts.
