Aby vs Creasey

Who won Aby vs Creasey?

Sam Creasey beat Aaron Aby by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of OKTAGON 56, on Saturday 20th April 2024 at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Sam Creasey.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Aby vs Creasey stats

Aaron Aby stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Sam Creasey made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Both men made their promotional debut for Oktagon MMA.

The stats suggested Creasey had an advantage in power over Aby, with a 28% knock out percentage over Aby's 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Creasey had a slight advantage over Aby, with a 44% submission rate over Aby's 38%.

Aaron Aby was the younger man by 36 years, at years old.

Creasey had a height advantage of 1 inch over Aby.

Aby's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Creasey's, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 8 months earlier than Creasey, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 48 to Creasey's 47.

Aby vs Creasey form

Aaron Aby had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Stipe Brcic at Cage Warriors 146 on 12th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bec Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Michelangelo Lupoli at Cage Warriors 142 on 13th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at EBBW Vale Centre, Wales.

Going into that contest, he had won against Gerardo Fanny at Cage Warriors 136 on 2nd April 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at BEC Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Samir Faiddine at Cage Warriors 132 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at London, England.

He had been defeated by Sam Creasey at Cage Warriors 123 on 24th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Sam Creasey had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Tanio Pagliariccio at Cage Warriors 162 – Rome on 28th October 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Fiera Roma, Rome, Italy.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Michelangelo Lupoli at Cage Warriors 154 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Fiera Roma, Rome.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Shajidul Haque at Cage Warriors 148 on 31st December 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Indigo at the O2, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Stipe Brcic at Cage Warriors 142 on 13th August 2022 by submission in the 1st round in their Cage Warriors Flyweight championship fight at EBBW Vale Centre, Wales.

He had been beaten by Luke Shanks at Cage Warriors 132 on 11th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in their Cage Warriors Flyweight championship fight at London, England.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sam Creasey had been fighting more than Aaron Aby.

Going to this contest, Aaron Aby had last fought 1 year, 5 months and 16 days ago, while Sam Creasey's last outing had been 6 months ago.

Aby's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Creasey's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Aby vs Creasey?

Aaron Aby was a 2/1 (+220) underdog going into the contest, while Sam Creasey made his way into the ring at 4/11 (-300) with oddsmakers.