Abraham vs Lee

Who won Abraham vs Lee?

Aiden Lee beat Josh Abraham by submission in the 1st round during the main card of Cage Warriors 172, on Saturday 25th May 2024 at Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Abraham vs Lee stats

Josh Abraham stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Aiden Lee made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Josh Abraham's 4th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Aiden Lee marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Josh Abraham's Cage Warriors record stood at 0-4-0, while Aiden Lee's came in at 6-3-0.

The stats suggested Abraham had a large advantage in power over Lee, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Lee's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lee had a slight advantage over Abraham, with a 60% submission rate over Abraham's 50%.

Josh Abraham was the younger man by 2 years, at 27 years old.

Lee had a height advantage of 1 inch over Abraham.

Abraham was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 months later than Lee, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 25 less professional rounds, 19 to Lee's 44.

Abraham vs Lee form

Aiden Lee had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Henry Corrales at Bellator 273 on 29th January 2022 by in the 3rd round at Footprint Center, Phoenix, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Aleksandr Osetrov at Bellator MMA on 23rd October 2021 by submission in the 1st round at VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Aaron Pico at Bellator 260 on 11th June 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Before that, he had been defeated by Dean Trueman at Cage Warriors 100 on 8th December 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round in their championship fight at Viola Arena, Cardiff, Wales.

He had beaten Paull McBain at Cage Warriors 98 on 20th October 2018 by submission in the 1st round at Genting Arena, Birmingham, England.

Activity check

Abraham's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 2 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Lee's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Abraham vs Lee start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 7:40 PM UTC , which was 3:40 PM EST or 12:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Abraham vs Lee?

Josh Abraham was a 23/10 (+230) underdog going into the contest, while Aiden Lee made his way into the ring at 2/7 (-340) with oddsmakers.