Creasey vs Shanks

Who won Creasey vs Shanks?

Luke Shanks beat Sam Creasey by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of Cage Warriors 132, on Saturday 11th December 2021 in London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

This contest was for the Cage Warriors flyweight championship.

Creasey vs Shanks stats

Sam Creasey stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Luke Shanks made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Sam Creasey's Cage Warriors record stood at 13-5-0, while Luke Shanks' came in at 6-3-0.

The stats suggested Creasey had an advantage in power over Shanks, with a 33% knock out percentage over Shanks' 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Creasey had a slight advantage over Shanks, with a 40% submission rate over Shanks' 38%.

Sam Creasey was the older man by 7 years, at 36 years old.

Creasey had a height advantage of 1 inch over Shanks.

Creasey was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 8 months earlier than Shanks, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 47 to Shanks' 37.

Creasey vs Shanks form

Sam Creasey had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Tanio Pagliariccio at Cage Warriors 162 – Rome on 28th October 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Fiera Roma, Rome, Italy.

Previous to that, he had beaten Michelangelo Lupoli at Cage Warriors 154 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Fiera Roma, Rome.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Shajidul Haque at Cage Warriors 148 on 31st December 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Indigo at the O2, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Stipe Brcic at Cage Warriors 142 on 13th August 2022 by submission in the 1st round in their Cage Warriors Flyweight championship fight at EBBW Vale Centre, Wales.

He had been beaten by Luke Shanks at Cage Warriors 132 on 11th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in their Cage Warriors Flyweight championship fight at London, England.

Shanks had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been defeated by Sam Creasey at Cage Warriors 129 on 2nd October 2021 by submission in the 3rd round in their Cage Warriors Flyweight championship fight at York Hall, London, England.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Nicolas Leblond at Cage Warriors 124 on 25th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Jake Hadley at Cage Warriors 117 on 10th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their Cage Warriors Flyweight championship fight at York Hall, London, England.

Before that, he had won against Samir Faiddine at Cage Warriors 114 on 24th September 2020 by unanimous decision in their Cage Warriors Flyweight championship fight at BEC Arena, Manchester.

He had beaten Pietro Menga at Cage Warriors 107 on 28th September 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Exhibition Centre, Liverpool.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sam Creasey had been fighting more than Luke Shanks.

Going to this contest, Sam Creasey had last fought 5 months and 28 days ago, while Luke Shanks' last outing had been 2 years, 6 months and 23 days ago.

Creasey's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Shanks' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

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