Gogoladze vs. Klinkhammer is set for Saturday 31 October at Oktagon 96 in Munich, where Amiran Gogoladze, the No. 1 ranked welterweight, meets the unbeaten Felix Klinkhammer for the vacant Oktagon welterweight title. The card takes place at the SAP Garden, according to Combat Press and LowKick MMA, with the main card starting at 5 p.m. local time and a live pay-per-view stream on Oktagon's own platform.
What is at stake: the vacant welterweight title
The belt is open because the previous champion, Kaik Brito, left the promotion. LowKick MMA reports that Brito was due to defend against Gogoladze in September, but the fight fell through after he gave up the title and sought a return to Dana White's Contender Series. Combat Press confirms the belt is vacant but does not give a reason, so the account of Brito's exit rests on LowKick alone.
In Pugna MMA's database, Gogoladze is the No. 1 welterweight in Oktagon and Klinkhammer is No. 6. A win would make either man the new champion.
Amiran Gogoladze: the quick finisher
Gogoladze, nicknamed "The Sniper", is a Georgian striker. Our database lists his record as 16-3-0, with 8 wins by knockout or TKO, 3 by submission and 5 by decision. Combat Press and LowKick MMA both put him at 18-3, so outside sources and our records disagree on the number of wins. The three losses are not in dispute.
His most recent fight was a first-round knockout of Ion Surdu at Oktagon 86 on 11 April. LowKick MMA says it came with a right hook at 2:34 of the first round and describes Surdu as a former champion. Before that, our data shows decision wins over Leandro Silva at Oktagon 58 in June 2024, Łukasz Siwiec at Oktagon 47 and Liam Etebar at Oktagon 43. Combat Press notes that eight of his stoppages came in under 100 seconds, including a 10-second knockout it calls the fastest in M-1 history.
Felix Klinkhammer: unbeaten and at home
Klinkhammer is 11-0-0 and German, so he fights in front of a home crowd. Of his 11 wins, 8 came by submission, 1 by knockout or TKO and 2 by decision, according to our database. Combat Press says all nine of his stoppages came in the first round.
His last fight in our records was a first-round submission of Máté Kertész at Oktagon 80 on 22 November 2025. LowKick MMA says he is a former ARES welterweight champion and has finished fights with a heel hook, a kneebar, a rear-naked choke and an arm-triangle choke. He represents London Shootfighters. Our records show a long gap between his last two fights: a decision win over Anatoliy Tarasenko at Oktagon 26 in July 2021, then the Kertész fight more than four years later. For a fighter with a record built on early submissions, the main question is how he handles a striker who punishes mistakes at range.
How the styles match up
The contrast is clear in both outlets. Combat Press describes Gogoladze as a fighter who relies on speed and accuracy and looks to end fights before opponents find a rhythm. Klinkhammer, it says, pulls opponents into grappling and punishes exposed necks and limbs. Combat Press suggests the fight could change quickly if Klinkhammer survives the early exchanges and closes the distance. Pugna MMA does not publish odds or picks for this bout.
Date, venue and the rest of the card
Oktagon 96 is on Saturday 31 October at the SAP Garden in Munich. Our database lists six other bouts on the card:
- Kevin Hangs vs. Burak Kizilirmak, welterweight
- Shawn Marcos da Silva vs. Fayaz Haqparast, flyweight
- Henrique Madureira vs. Daniel Schordje, featherweight
- Abdulmalik Aliev vs. Marat Nessar, lightweight
- Endrit Brajshori vs. Christian Mach, welterweight
- Michael Deiga-Scheck vs. Lukáš Chotěnovský, featherweight
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