Blair vs Dean

Who won Blair vs Dean?

Michael Blair beat Dec Dean by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Cage Warriors 171, on Saturday 20th April 2024 at Braehead Arena in Glasgow.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Michael Blair.

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).

Blair vs Dean stats

Michael Blair stepped into the octagon with a record of 2 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Dec Dean made his way to the cage with a record of 1 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws and 1 by submission.

Michael Blair's Cage Warriors record stood at 0-1-0, while Dec Dean's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Blair had a massive power advantage over Dean, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Dean's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dean had a massive advantage over Blair, boasting a 100% submission rate over Blair's 0%.

Michael Blair was the older man by 26 years, at 26 years old.

Blair was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2021, 1 year earlier than Dean, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 5 to Dean's 4.

Activity check

Dean's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Blair vs Dean?

Michael Blair was a 4/11 (-290) favourite going into the contest, while Dec Dean made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+210) with oddsmakers.