Currie vs Aliu

Who won Currie vs Aliu?

Will Currie beat Leon Aliu by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of Cage Warriors 169, on Saturday 30th March 2024 at Indigo At The O2 in London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Currie vs Aliu stats

Will Currie stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Leon Aliu made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Will Currie's Cage Warriors record stood at 8-3-0, while Leon Aliu's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Aliu had a large advantage in power over Currie, boasting a 55% knock out percentage over Currie's 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Currie had an advantage over Aliu, with a 55% submission rate over Aliu's 36%.

Will Currie was the younger man by 9 years, at 25 years old.

Currie's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Aliu's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 years and 10 months later than Aliu, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 27 to Aliu's 23.

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

Aliu's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 21 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 Currie vs Aliu?

Will Currie was a 1/4 (-400) favourite going into the contest, while Leon Aliu made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+280) with oddsmakers.