Ladero vs Byfield

Who won Ladero vs Byfield?

Matthew Byfield beat Daniel Ladero by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of Cage Warriors 147, on Sunday 20th November 2022 at BT Sport Studio in London.

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).

Ladero vs Byfield stats

Daniel Ladero stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 3 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Matthew Byfield made his way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Daniel Ladero's Cage Warriors record stood at 0-1-0, while Matthew Byfield's came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Byfield had a massive power advantage over Ladero, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Ladero's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ladero had a massive advantage over Byfield, boasting a 67% submission rate over Byfield's 25%.

Daniel Ladero was the younger man by 32 years, at years old.

Ladero was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 7 months earlier than Byfield, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 6 less professional rounds, 10 to Byfield's 16.

Activity check

Byfield's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ladero vs Byfield?

Daniel Ladero was a 7/5 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Matthew Byfield made his way into the ring at 8/15 (-150) with oddsmakers.