Shanks vs Reed

Who won Shanks vs Reed?

Luke Shanks beat Josh Reed by submission in the 1st round during the main card of Cage Warriors 138, on Saturday 28th May 2022 at Charter Hall in Colchester.

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).

Shanks vs Reed stats

Luke Shanks stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Josh Reed made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Luke Shanks' Cage Warriors record stood at 6-3-0, while Josh Reed's came in at 8-8-0.

The stats suggested Reed had a slight advantage in power over Shanks, with a 25% knock out percentage over Shanks' 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Reed had a large advantage over Shanks, boasting a 58% submission rate over Shanks' 33%.

Luke Shanks was the older man by 29 years, at 29 years old.

Reed had a height advantage of 3 inches over Shanks.

Shanks was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 years and 2 months later than Reed, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 37 to Reed's 30.

Shanks vs Reed form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Sam Creasey at Cage Warriors 132 on 11th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in their Cage Warriors Flyweight championship fight at London, England.

Previous to that, he had lost to Sam Creasey at Cage Warriors 129 on 2nd October 2021 by submission in the 3rd round in their Cage Warriors Flyweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Nicolas Leblond 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 been beaten by Jake Hadley at Cage Warriors 117 on 10th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their Cage Warriors Flyweight championship fight at York Hall, London, England.

He had defeated Samir Faiddine at Cage Warriors 114 on 24th September 2020 by unanimous decision in their Cage Warriors Flyweight championship fight at BEC Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

Shanks' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Shanks vs Reed?

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