Bellandi vs Kanisauskas

Who won Bellandi vs Kanisauskas?

Dario Bellandi beat Naglis Kanisauskas by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of Cage Warriors 158, on Saturday 29th July 2023 at Fiera Roma in Rome.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Dario Bellandi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Bellandi vs Kanisauskas stats

Dario Bellandi stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Naglis Kanisauskas made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Dario Bellandi's Cage Warriors record stood at 5-1-0, while Naglis Kanisauskas' came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Bellandi had a massive power advantage over Kanisauskas, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Kanisauskas' 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kanisauskas had a massive advantage over Bellandi, boasting a 83% submission rate over Bellandi's 40%.

Dario Bellandi was the younger man by 23 years, at years old.

Bellandi was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 months earlier than Kanisauskas, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 17 to Kanisauskas' 18.

Activity check

Bellandi's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

Kanisauskas' last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Bellandi vs Kanisauskas?

Dario Bellandi was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Naglis Kanisauskas made his way into the ring at 10/11 (-110) with oddsmakers.