Blair vs Leisans

Who won Blair vs Leisans?

Chasen Blair beat Arturs Leisans by submission in the 1st round during the main card of Cage Warriors 172, on Saturday 25th May 2024 at Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle.

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 Leisans stats

Chasen Blair stepped into the octagon with a record of 4 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Arturs Leisans made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Chasen Blair's 7th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Arturs Leisans marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Chasen Blair's Cage Warriors record stood at 5-2-0, while Arturs Leisans' came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Blair had a large advantage in power over Leisans, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Leisans' 78%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Leisans had an advantage over Blair, with a 11% submission rate over Blair's 0%.

Chasen Blair was the same age as Arturs Leisans, at years old.

Blair was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 7 years and 5 months earlier than Leisans, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 18 less professional rounds, 10 to Leisans' 28.

Blair vs Leisans form

Chasen Blair had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Orlando Sanders at Cage Warriors 166: Reis vs. Misech on 23rd February 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Sycuan Casino Resort, San Diego, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Ahmad Suhail Hassanzada at Cage Warriors 165: Hernandez vs. Jones on 15th December 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Sycuan Casino Resort, San Diego.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Helio Hernandez at Cage Warriors 148 on 31st December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Indigo at the O2, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jeffrey Craig at Cage Warriors 143 on 23rd September 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Humphrey's by The Bay, San Diego, United States.

He had defeated Kona Oliveira at Cage Warriors 139 on 10th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Humphreys By The Bay, San Diego.

Activity check

Blair's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

What time did Blair vs Leisans start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 8:10 PM UTC , which was 4:10 PM EST or 1:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:10 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Blair vs Leisans?

Chasen Blair was a 2/9 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Arturs Leisans made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+360) with oddsmakers.