Haque vs Martignoni

Who won Haque vs Martignoni?

Shajidul Haque beat Michele Martignoni by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of Cage Warriors 158, on Saturday 29th July 2023 at Fiera Roma in Rome.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Shajidul Haque.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Haque vs Martignoni stats

Shajidul Haque stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Michele Martignoni made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Michele Martignoni marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Shajidul Haque's Cage Warriors record stood at 8-2-0, while Michele Martignoni's came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested Haque had a slight advantage in power over Martignoni, with a 29% knock out percentage over Martignoni's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Martignoni had a massive advantage over Haque, boasting a 38% submission rate over Haque's 0%.

Shajidul Haque was the older man by 5 years, at 33 years old.

Martignoni had a height advantage of 4 inches over Haque.

Haque was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 2 months earlier than Martignoni, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 28 more professional rounds, 61 to Martignoni's 33.

Activity check

Haque's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Martignoni's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Haque vs Martignoni?

Shajidul Haque was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Michele Martignoni made his way into the ring at 4/6 (-150) with oddsmakers.