Harila vs Shelley

Who won Harila vs Shelley?

Tobias Harila beat Ryan Shelley by knockout in the 3rd round during the co-main event of Cage Warriors 153, on Saturday 29th April 2023 at 3Arena in Dublin.

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).

Harila vs Shelley stats

Tobias Harila stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Ryan Shelley made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 6 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Tobias Harila's Cage Warriors record stood at 4-3-0, while Ryan Shelley's came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested Harila had a massive power advantage over Shelley, boasting a 90% knock out percentage over Shelley's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Shelley had a massive advantage over Harila, boasting a 50% submission rate over Harila's 0%.

Tobias Harila was the older man by 30 years, at 30 years old.

Harila was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in , 2 years and 10 months earlier than Shelley, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 27 to Shelley's 20.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Tobias Harila had last fought 1 year, 3 months and 28 days ago, while Ryan Shelley's last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 24 days ago.

Harila's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Shelley's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Harila vs Shelley?

Tobias Harila was a 4/7 (-170) favourite going into the contest, while Ryan Shelley made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+120) with oddsmakers.