Kalajdzic vs Gvozdyk

Who won Kalajdzic vs Gvozdyk?

Radivoje Kalajdzic beat Oleksandr Gvozdyk by technical knockout in the 7th round on Sunday, February 1st, 2026, at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jose Valenzuela beating Diego Torres. Also on the undercard Serhii Bohachuk beat Radzhab Butaev, and Jalil Major Hackett defeated Roberto Cruz.

Kalajdzic vs Gvozdyk stats

Radivoje Kalajdzic stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws.

Oleksandr Gvozdyk made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Radivoje Kalajdzic was the younger man by 4 years, at 34 years old.

Kalajdzic had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gvozdyk. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Radivoje Kalajdzic and Oleksandr Gvozdyk fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kalajdzic was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 10 months earlier than Gvozdyk, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 5 fewer professional rounds, totaling 129 compared to Gvozdyk's 134.

Oleksandr Gvozdyk was ranked number 5 by the WBC, and 4 by the WBO in the 175lb division.

Kalajdzic vs Gvozdyk form

Radivoje Kalajdzic had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to David Morrell on August 3, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Sullivan Barrera on March 13, 2024, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Whitesands Events Center, Plant City.

Going into that contest, he had won against Mickey Ellison on September 6, 2023, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Whitesands Events Center, Plant City.

Before that, he had been beaten by Artur Beterbiev on May 4, 2019, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Stockton Arena, California.

He had lost to Marcus Browne on April 16, 2016, by split decision in their 8 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Gvozdyk had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Anthony Hollaway on April 19, 2025, by knockout in the 3rd round at Frontwave Arena, Oceanside, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by David Benavidez on June 15, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Light heavyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Isaac Rodrigues on September 30, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Ricards Bolotniks on May 6, 2023, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Estadio Akron, Zapopan, Mexico.

He had won against Josue Obando on February 11, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at The Derby Room Pomona at Fairplex, Pomona, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Oleksandr Gvozdyk had been fighting more than Radivoje Kalajdzic.

Going into this contest, Radivoje Kalajdzic had last fought 1 year, 5 months and 29 days ago, while Oleksandr Gvozdyk's last outing had been 9 months and 13 days ago.

Kalajdzic's last 5 fights had come over a period of 9 years, 9 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 11 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Gvozdyk's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Kalajdzic vs Gvozdyk start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Kalajdzic vs Gvozdyk?

Kalajdzic vs Gvozdyk was broadcast on Paramount+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by YouTube UK.

What were the odds on Kalajdzic vs Gvozdyk?

Radivoje Kalajdzic was a 7/2 (+350) underdog going into the contest, while Oleksandr Gvozdyk made his way into the ring at 1/5 (-500) with oddsmakers.