Davies vs Amaury Junior

Who won Davies vs Amaury Junior?

Ieuan Davies beat Amaury Junior by submission in the 1st round during the co-main event of Cage Warriors 178, on Saturday 21st 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).

Davies vs Amaury Junior stats

Ieuan Davies stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Amaury Junior made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

This was Ieuan Davies' 3rd fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

Ieuan Davies' Cage Warriors record stood at 3-0-0, while Amaury Junior's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Amaury Junior had a slight advantage in power over Davies, with a 24% knock out percentage over Davies' 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Davies had a slight advantage over Amaury Junior, with a 80% submission rate over Amaury Junior's 71%.

Ieuan Davies was the younger man by 36 years, at years old.

Davies had a height advantage of 6 inches over Amaury Junior.

Davies was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 23 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 16 years and 3 months later than Amaury Junior, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 47 less professional rounds, 6 to Amaury Junior's 53.

Activity check

Davies' last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

Amaury Junior's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What time did Davies vs Amaury Junior 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 Davies vs Amaury Junior?

Ieuan Davies was a 2/13 (-710) favourite going into the contest, while Amaury Junior made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+430) with oddsmakers.