Ahady vs Bastos

Who won Ahady vs Bastos?

Milad Ahady beat Marcondes Bastos by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of Cage Warriors 156, on Saturday 1st July 2023 at Vale Sports Arena in Cardiff.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Ahady vs Bastos stats

Milad Ahady stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 1 by submission.

Marcondes Bastos made his way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws and 2 by submission.

Milad Ahady's Cage Warriors record stood at 4-0-0, while Marcondes Bastos' came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested that Ahady and Bastos have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bastos had a large advantage over Ahady, boasting a 50% submission rate over Ahady's 20%.

Milad Ahady was the younger man by 29 years, at years old.

Ahady was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 9 years and 6 months earlier than Bastos, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 18 to Bastos' 20.

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

What were the odds on Ahady vs Bastos?

Milad Ahady was a 1/8 (-770) favourite going into the contest, while Marcondes Bastos made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.