Cauley vs Trainer

Who won Cauley vs Trainer?

Luke Trainer beat Sullivan Cauley by submission in the 1st round during the main card of Bellator 293, on Friday 31st March 2023 at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Cauley vs Trainer stats

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

Luke Trainer made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Sullivan Cauley's Bellator record stood at 6-1-0, while Luke Trainer's came in at 5-1-0.

The stats suggested Cauley had a massive power advantage over Trainer, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Trainer's 50%.

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

Sullivan Cauley was the younger man by 28 years, at years old.

Trainer had a height advantage of 5 inches over Cauley. That also extended to a 11-inch reach advantage.

Cauley was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 1 year and 8 months later than Trainer, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 7 to Trainer's 16.

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Cauley's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Trainer's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Cauley vs Trainer?

Sullivan Cauley was a 11/25 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Luke Trainer made his way into the ring at 33/20 (+170) with oddsmakers.