Delija vs Castro

When is Delija vs Castro?

Ante Delija will square off against Yorgan De Castro in the main event of PFL 2, on Friday 7th April 2023 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

The fight will take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there is no weight limit.

Delija vs Castro stats

Ante Delija steps into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 5 loses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Yorgan De Castro will make his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 5 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Castro has a massive power advantage over Delija, boosting at 83% knock out percentage over Delija's 48%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Delija will have a large advantage over Castro, boasting at 26% submission rate over Castro's 0%.

Ante Delija is the younger man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Delija has a height advantage of 5 inches over Castro. This also extends to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Delija is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 6 years and 9 months earlier than Castro, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 33 more professional rounds, 49 to Castro's 16.

Delija vs Castro form

Delija has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he won against Matheus Scheffel at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Renan Ferreira at PFL 2022 #8 on 13th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beat Shelton Graves at PFL 2022 #5 on 24th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Matheus Scheffel at PFL 2022 #2 on 28th April 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

He had been beaten by Bruno Henrique Cappelozza at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Delija's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 23 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Castro's last 3 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 17 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Delija vs Castro?

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