Blair vs Pirtea

Who won Blair vs Pirtea?

Chasen Blair beat Florin Pirtea by submission in the 1st round during the main event of Cage Warriors 177, on Friday 20th September 2024 at BEC Arena in Manchester.

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 Pirtea stats

Chasen Blair stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Florin Pirtea made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Chasen Blair's 8th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Florin Pirtea marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Chasen Blair's Cage Warriors record stood at 6-2-0, while Florin Pirtea's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Blair had a massive power advantage over Pirtea, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Pirtea's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pirtea had a massive advantage over Blair, boasting a 63% submission rate over Blair's 20%.

Chasen Blair was the same age as Florin Pirtea, at years old.

Blair was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 6 years and 1 month earlier than Pirtea, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 7 less professional rounds, 11 to Pirtea's 18.

Blair vs Pirtea form

Blair had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Arturs Leisans at Cage Warriors 172: Hardwick vs. Prins on 25th May 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

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.

Activity check

Blair's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

What time did Blair vs Pirtea start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 8:55 PM UTC , which was 4:55 PM EST or 1:55 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:55 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Blair vs Pirtea?

Chasen Blair was a 1/6 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Florin Pirtea made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.