Oktagon's middleweight rankings list both a champion and an interim champion, and the division has a title fight booked for Oktagon 100 in Prague on 29 Dec 2026: Krzysztof Jotko against Makhmud Muradov. Jotko, ranked #1, beat Kerim Engizek by unanimous decision over five rounds in July in a title fight.
Oktagon middleweight rankings
Here is the full list as of 27 Oct 2026.
| Rank | Fighter | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Interim champion | Makhmud Muradov | 30-8-0, 1 NC |
| Champion | Kerim Engizek | 24-6-0 |
| #1 | Krzysztof Jotko | 30-6-0, 1 NC |
| #2 | Patrik Kincl | 30-12-0, 1 NC |
| #3 | Dominik Humburger | 12-3-0 |
| #4 | Hojat Khajevand | 10-6-0 |
| #5 | Piotr Wawrzyniak | 14-7-0 |
| #6 | Matěj Peňáz | 14-1-0 |
| #7 | Jaime Cordero | 10-2-0, 1 NC |
| #8 | Kamil Oniszczuk | 13-5-0 |
| #9 | Mick Stanton | 14-10-0 |
| #10 | Robert Pukač | 21-15-1 |
Nobody has moved since the last update. It is also a veteran list: Jotko and Kincl are both 37, Muradov is 36, Engizek is 35 and Stanton is 39.
Engizek, Muradov and Jotko at the top
Engizek, 35, from Turkey, has a finish rate of 75% and lost to Jotko at Oktagon 91 on 11 Jul 2026. Jotko, from Poland, took a unanimous decision after five rounds. He is not a big finisher: his finish rate is 33%, the lowest of the three.
Muradov, 36, from Uzbekistan, has 30 wins and 8 losses with one no contest and a finish rate of 70%. That sets a 70% finisher against a 33% finisher when they meet in Prague. Kincl, the Czech at #2, also has a finish rate of 70% and submitted Khajevand with an arm-triangle choke in round 2 on the Oktagon 91 card.
What the last 12 months looked like
There were 19 middleweight bouts in the past year and 13 of them ended in a finish.
- Cordero stopped Pukač with a first-round TKO at 3:55 on 26 Sep, at Oktagon 94.
- Daniel Ligocki knocked out Brajan Przysiwek with a knee in round 2 at Oktagon 93.
- Peňáz finished Alan Silva with punches 2:30 into round 1 at Oktagon 90.
- Jan Holzer stopped Paul Kulze in 1:54 of round 1 at Oktagon 88.
Fights that went the distance included Daniel Schwindt beat David Hošek by split decision at Oktagon 92, and Humburger took a decision over Zebaztian Kadestam at Oktagon 87.
The contenders behind the title picture
Peňáz is the name to watch. He is 30, 14-1-0, and his finish rate of 86% is the highest in the division rankings. He is booked for Oktagon 98 on 21 Nov, though his opponent is still to be announced. Humburger, also 30 and ranked #3, is 12-3-0 with a finish rate of 75%.
Cordero is the other fighter on the rise. At 10-2-0 with one no contest and an 80% finish rate, he stopped Pukač, the man ranked #10, on 26 Sep.
What is booked
The next middleweight action comes soon. Marek Bartl meets Brian Manning at Oktagon 96 on 31 Oct. Manning lost a decision to Pukač at Oktagon 89 in June.
Justin Detzel, who won by kneebar at Oktagon 88, faces Kacper Frątczak, winner by TKO at Oktagon 86, at Oktagon 97 on 7 Nov. Oktagon 98 on 21 Nov brings Khajevand, who lost to Kincl in July, against Mateusz Janur and Ondřej Raška against Dominic Schober, alongside the Peňáz fight.
Then comes Prague on 29 Dec, where Jotko and Muradov fight for the title.
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