Leal vs Sy

Who won Leal vs Sy?

Sadibou Sy beat Carlos Leal by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of PFL 2022 #8, on Saturday 13th August 2022 at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Sadibou Sy.

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).

Leal vs Sy stats

Carlos Leal stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Sadibou Sy made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Carlos Leal's 7th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Sadibou Sy marked his 20th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Carlos Leal's PFL record stood at 5-2-0, while Sadibou Sy's came in at 11-6-2.

The stats suggested Sy had an advantage in power over Leal, with a 55% knock out percentage over Leal's 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Leal had an advantage over Sy, with a 12% submission rate over Sy's 0%.

Carlos Leal was the younger man by 6 years, at 31 years old.

Sy had a height advantage of 4 inches over Leal.

Leal was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in , 10 years and 9 months earlier than Sy, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 14 less professional rounds, 52 to Sy's 66.

Leal vs Sy form

Leal 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 Ray Cooper at PFL 2022 #3 on 6th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Chris Brown at PFL Challenger Series 8 on 8th April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Universal Studios, Orlando.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Korey Kuppe at PFL Challenger Series 2 on 25th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Orlando.

Before that, he was victorious against Uyran Carlos at LFA 112 on 18th July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Upper Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He had won against Diego Dias at LFA 112 on 17th July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Upper Arena, Rio de Janeiro.

Sy had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Carlos Leal at 2023 PFL Playoffs: Welterweights & Lightweights on 23rd August 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Shane Mitchell at PFL 6 on 23rd June 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Dilano Taylor at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had won against Carlos Leal at PFL 2022 #8 on 13th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Rory MacDonald at PFL 2022 #6 on 1st July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sadibou Sy had been fighting more than Carlos Leal.

Going to this contest, Carlos Leal had last fought 2 years, 2 months and 18 days ago, while Sadibou Sy's last outing had been 11 months and 1 day ago.

Leal's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Sy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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