Duncan vs Dimitrov

Who won Duncan vs Dimitrov?

Christian Leroy Duncan beat Marian Dimitrov by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of Cage Warriors 146, on Saturday 12th November 2022 at Bec Arena in Manchester.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Duncan vs Dimitrov stats

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

Marian Dimitrov made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Christian Leroy Duncan's 7th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020.

Christian Leroy Duncan's Cage Warriors record stood at 7-0-0, while Marian Dimitrov's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Dimitrov had a slight advantage in power over Duncan, with a 70% knock out percentage over Duncan's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Duncan had an advantage over Dimitrov, with a 17% submission rate over Dimitrov's 0%.

Christian Leroy Duncan was the older man by 29 years, at 29 years old.

Duncan had a height advantage of 3 inches over Dimitrov.

Duncan was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 4 years later than Dimitrov, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 24 to Dimitrov's 23.

Duncan vs Dimitrov form

Duncan had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 opponents and going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Marian Dimitrov at Cage Warriors 146 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Bec Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Djati Melan at Cage Warriors 136 on 2nd April 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round in their Cage Warriors Middleweight championship fight at BEC Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Justin Moore at Cage Warriors 131 on 10th December 2021 by submission in the 1st round at London, England.

Before that, he was victorious against Will Currie at Cage Warriors 123 on 24th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

He had won against Greg Cuthbert at Cage Warriors Academy Wales 2 on 12th May 2018 by submission in the 2nd round in their Cage Warriors Middleweight championship fight at Ebbw Vale Sport Centre, Ebbw Vale, Wales.

Activity check

Duncan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Duncan vs Dimitrov?

Christian Leroy Duncan was a 2/11 (-560) favourite going into the contest, while Marian Dimitrov made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.