Figlak vs Neves

Who won Figlak vs Neves?

Mateusz Figlak beat Denilson Neves by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Cage Warriors 163, on Saturday 11th November 2023 at Indigo At The O2 in London.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Mateusz Figlak.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Figlak vs Neves stats

Mateusz Figlak stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Denilson Neves made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Mateusz Figlak's Cage Warriors record stood at 5-2-0, while Denilson Neves' came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Figlak had a slight advantage in power over Neves, with a 43% knock out percentage over Neves' 41%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Figlak had a slight advantage over Neves, with a 29% submission rate over Neves' 24%.

Mateusz Figlak was the younger man by 28 years, at years old.

Figlak had a height advantage of 3 inches over Neves.

Figlak was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 6 years and 3 months later than Neves, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 54 less professional rounds, 16 to Neves' 70.

Figlak vs Neves form

Figlak had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jim Wallhead 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 won against Kent Kauppinen at Cage Warriors 132 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at London, England.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Joachim Tollefsen at Cage Warriors 129 on 2nd October 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at York Hall, London.

Before that, he had defeated Madars Fleminas at Cage Warriors 114 on 24th September 2020 by submission in the 1st round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

He had been beaten by Ian Machado Garry at Cage Warriors 110 on 9th November 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Neptune Stadium, Cork, Ireland.

Activity check

Figlak's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Figlak vs Neves?

Mateusz Figlak was a 1/3 (-300) favourite going into the contest, while Denilson Neves made his way into the ring at 12/5 (+240) with oddsmakers.