Duijs vs Pirev

Who won Duijs vs Pirev?

Daan Duijs beat Alexander Sasha Pirev by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of Cage Warriors 158, on Saturday 29th July 2023 at Fiera Roma in Rome.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Duijs vs Pirev division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Duijs vs Pirev stats

Daan Duijs stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Alexander Sasha Pirev made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Daan Duijs' Cage Warriors record stood at 2-1-0, while Alexander Sasha Pirev's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Pirev had a massive power advantage over Duijs, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Duijs' 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Duijs had a large advantage over Pirev, boasting a 63% submission rate over Pirev's 33%.

Daan Duijs was the younger man by 38 years, at years old.

Duijs was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 9 years and 10 months earlier than Pirev, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 6 less professional rounds, 17 to Pirev's 23.

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Duijs' last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Duijs vs Pirev?

Daan Duijs was a 2/7 (-340) favourite going into the contest, while Alexander Sasha Pirev made his way into the ring at 12/5 (+240) with oddsmakers.