Shelley vs Reed

Who won Shelley vs Reed?

Ryan Shelley beat Josh Reed by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of Cage Warriors 145, on Friday 4th November 2022 at Indigo at the O2 in London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Shelley vs Reed stats

Ryan Shelley stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Josh Reed made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Ryan Shelley's Cage Warriors record stood at 5-2-0, while Josh Reed's came in at 8-8-0.

The stats suggested Shelley had an advantage in power over Reed, with a 40% knock out percentage over Reed's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Reed had an advantage over Shelley, with a 58% submission rate over Shelley's 40%.

Ryan Shelley was the same age as Josh Reed, at years old.

Shelley was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 7 years and 9 months later than Reed, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 20 to Reed's 30.

Shelley vs Reed form

Shelley had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jordy Bakkes at Cage Warriors 161 – Dublin on 14th October 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Tobias Harila at Cage Warriors 153 on 29th April 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at 3Arena, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Josh Reed at Cage Warriors 145 on 4th November 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Indigo at the O2, London.

Before that, he had beaten Matthew Elliott at Cage Warriors 140 on 25th June 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, Belfast.

He had defeated Magdi Gereev at Cage Warriors 135 on 1st April 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

Josh Reed had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Luke Shanks at Cage Warriors 138 on 28th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Charter Hall, Colchester, England.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Kurban Khizriev at Cage Warriors 127 on 30th September 2021 by submission in the 1st round at York Hall, London.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Dylan Hazan at Cage Warriors 124 on 25th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Ivan Zidar at Cage Warriors 108 on 12th October 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at Viola Arena, Cardiff, Wales.

He had beaten Rory Evans at Cage Warriors Academy Wales 3 on 2nd March 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Ebbw Vale Sport Centre, Ebbw Vale.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ryan Shelley had been fighting more than Josh Reed.

Going to this contest, Ryan Shelley had last fought 6 months and 15 days ago, while Josh Reed's last outing had been 1 year, 11 months and 1 day ago.

Shelley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Reed's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Shelley vs Reed?

Ryan Shelley was a 4/9 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Josh Reed made his way into the ring at 13/8 (+170) with oddsmakers.