Malone vs Leblond

Who won Malone vs Leblond?

Nicolas Leblond beat Scott Malone by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of Cage Warriors 171, on Saturday 20th April 2024 at Braehead Arena in Glasgow.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Malone vs Leblond stats

Scott Malone stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Nicolas Leblond made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Scott Malone's Cage Warriors record stood at 4-5-0, while Nicolas Leblond's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Malone had a large advantage in power over Leblond, boasting a 44% knock out percentage over Leblond's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Leblond had a massive advantage over Malone, boasting a 56% submission rate over Malone's 22%.

Scott Malone was the older man by 36 years, at 36 years old.

Malone was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 6 months later than Leblond, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 30 to Leblond's 27.

Malone vs Leblond form

Scott Malone had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Michele Martignoni at Cage Warriors 140 on 25th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, Belfast, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Dylan Hazan at Cage Warriors 129 on 2nd October 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at York Hall, London, England.

Going into that contest, he had won against Serdar Altas at Cage Warriors 125 on 26th June 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been defeated by Adam Wilson at Cage Warriors 112 on 7th March 2020 by submission in the 2nd round at BEC Arena, Manchester, England.

He had lost to Jack Shore at Cage Warriors 104 on 27th April 2019 by submission in the 3rd round in their championship fight at Viola Arena, Cardiff, Wales.

Activity check

Malone's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Leblond's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Malone vs Leblond?

Scott Malone was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Nicolas Leblond made his way into the ring at 4/11 (-280) with oddsmakers.