Kulshin vs Gunnison

Who won Kulshin vs Gunnison?

Nikita Kulshin beat Cedric Gunnison by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of LFA 182, on Friday 26th April 2024 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Nikita Kulshin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Kulshin vs Gunnison stats

Nikita Kulshin stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Cedric Gunnison made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Cedric Gunnison will be making their debut in the LFA.

Nikita Kulshin's LFA record stood at 2-0-0.

The stats suggested Gunnison had a large advantage in power over Kulshin, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Kulshin's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kulshin had a slight advantage over Gunnison, with a 20% submission rate over Gunnison's 14%.

Nikita Kulshin was the younger man by 5 years, at 24 years old.

Gunnison had a height advantage of 3 inches over Kulshin.

Kulshin was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 1 year later than Gunnison, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 14 less professional rounds, 11 to Gunnison's 25.

Activity check

Kulshin's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kulshin vs Gunnison?

Nikita Kulshin was a 2/9 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Cedric Gunnison made his way into the ring at 14/5 (+280) with oddsmakers.