Douglass vs Kanisauskas

Who won Douglass vs Kanisauskas?

Naglis Kanisauskas beat Chris Douglass by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of Cage Warriors 164, on Saturday 25th November 2023 at Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle.

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).

Douglass vs Kanisauskas stats

Chris Douglass stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Naglis Kanisauskas made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Naglis Kanisauskas marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Chris Douglass' Cage Warriors record stood at 0-1-0, while Naglis Kanisauskas' came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested that Douglass and Kanisauskas have similar power, both with a 17% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kanisauskas had an advantage over Douglass, with a 83% submission rate over Douglass' 67%.

Chris Douglass was the older man by 15 years, at 38 years old.

Douglass had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kanisauskas.

Douglass was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 8 years and 8 months earlier than Kanisauskas, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 10 to Kanisauskas' 20.

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Kanisauskas' last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 25 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 Douglass vs Kanisauskas?

Chris Douglass was a 18/5 (+360) underdog going into the contest, while Naglis Kanisauskas made his way into the ring at 1/6 (-590) with oddsmakers.