Ahady vs Mearns

Who won Ahady vs Mearns?

Milad Ahady beat Tom Mearns by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Cage Warriors 146, on Saturday 12th November 2022 at Bec Arena in Manchester.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Milad Ahady.

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 Mearns stats

Milad Ahady stepped into the octagon with a record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 1 by submission.

Tom Mearns made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Milad Ahady's Cage Warriors record stood at 4-0-0, while Tom Mearns' came in at 5-7-0.

The stats suggested Mearns had a large advantage in power over Ahady, boasting a 22% knock out percentage over Ahady's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ahady had a slight advantage over Mearns, with a 25% submission rate over Mearns' 22%.

Milad Ahady was the same age as Tom Mearns, at years old.

Ahady was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 8 years and 6 months earlier than Mearns, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 27 less professional rounds, 18 to Mearns' 45.

Ahady vs Mearns form

Tom Mearns had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Bailey Gilbert at Cage Warriors 157 on 21st July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Indigo At The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had lost to Milad Ahady at Cage Warriors 146 on 12th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bec Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Orlando Wilson Prins at Cage Warriors 138 on 28th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Charter Hall, Colchester, England.

Before that, he had defeated Jean N Doye at Cage Warriors 131 on 10th December 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at London.

He had been beaten by Kieran Lister at Cage Warriors 116 on 26th September 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at BEC Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

Mearns' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ahady vs Mearns?

Milad Ahady was a 1/3 (-270) favourite going into the contest, while Tom Mearns made his way into the ring at 11/5 (+190) with oddsmakers.