Bungard vs Girlean

Who won Bungard vs Girlean?

Dumitru Girlean beat Chris Bungard by submission in the 2nd round during the main event of Cage Warriors 171, on Saturday 20th April 2024 at Braehead Arena in Glasgow.

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).

Bungard vs Girlean stats

Chris Bungard stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Dumitru Girlean made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Chris Bungard's Cage Warriors record stood at 3-1-0, while Dumitru Girlean's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Girlean had a massive power advantage over Bungard, boasting a 57% knock out percentage over Bungard's 26%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bungard had a slight advantage over Girlean, with a 53% submission rate over Girlean's 43%.

Chris Bungard was the older man by 6 years, at 35 years old.

Bungard was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 11 months earlier than Girlean, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 29 more professional rounds, 45 to Girlean's 16.

Bungard vs Girlean form

Chris Bungard had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Perry Andre Goodwin at Cage Warriors 164: Stanton vs. Bellandi on 25th November 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Gavin Hughes at Cage Warriors 152 on 15th April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at BEC Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had lost to George Hardwick at Cage Warriors 147 on 20th November 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at BT Sport Studio, London.

Before that, he had been beaten by Erick da Silva at Cage Warriors 142 on 13th August 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at EBBW Vale Centre, Wales.

He had been defeated by Brent Primus at Bellator 240 on 22nd February 2020 by submission in the 1st round at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland.

Activity check

Bungard's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Girlean's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Bungard vs Girlean?

Chris Bungard was a 6/5 (+120) underdog going into the contest, while Dumitru Girlean made his way into the ring at 8/13 (-160) with oddsmakers.