Mhandu vs Blanc

Who won Mhandu vs Blanc?

Benoit Blanc beat Taka Mhandu by submission in the 1st round during the prelims 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 Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Mhandu vs Blanc stats

Taka Mhandu stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Benoit Blanc made his way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Taka Mhandu's Cage Warriors record stood at 2-2-0, while Benoit Blanc's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Blanc had a large advantage in power over Mhandu, boasting a 25% knock out percentage over Mhandu's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Blanc had a massive advantage over Mhandu, boasting a 75% submission rate over Mhandu's 0%.

Taka Mhandu was the younger man by 2 years, at 26 years old.

Mhandu had a height advantage of 6 inches over Blanc.

Mhandu was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 8 years and 2 months earlier than Blanc, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 16 to Blanc's 11.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Benoit Blanc had been fighting more than Taka Mhandu.

Going to this contest, Taka Mhandu had last fought 5 years, 2 months and 25 days ago, while Benoit Blanc's last outing had been 1 year, 11 months and 1 day ago.

What were the odds on Mhandu vs Blanc?

Taka Mhandu was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Benoit Blanc made his way into the ring at 37/20 (+190) with oddsmakers.