McEwan vs Else

Who won McEwan vs Else?

Cameron Else beat Reece McEwan by split decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of Cage Warriors 171, on Saturday 20th April 2024 at Braehead Arena in Glasgow.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Cameron Else.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

McEwan vs Else stats

Reece McEwan stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Cameron Else made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Reece McEwan's Cage Warriors record stood at 4-1-0, while Cameron Else's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Else had a massive power advantage over McEwan, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over McEwan's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested McEwan had an advantage over Else, with a 57% submission rate over Else's 40%.

Reece McEwan was the younger man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Else had a height advantage of 2 inches over McEwan.

McEwan was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 11 years and 6 months earlier than Else, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 17 to Else's 20.

McEwan vs Else form

McEwan had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Liam Gittins at Cage Warriors 164: Stanton vs. Bellandi on 25th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Leonardo de Oliveira at Cage Warriors 156 on 1st July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Vale Sports Arena, Cardiff.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Teodoro Scolieri at Cage Warriors 146 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Bec Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had defeated Kingsley Crawford at Cage Warriors 141 on 22nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 02 Arena, London, London, England.

He was victorious against Sam Spencer at Cage Warriors 136 on 2nd April 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at BEC Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Activity check

McEwan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Else's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on McEwan vs Else?

Reece McEwan was a 4/11 (-290) favourite going into the contest, while Cameron Else made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+210) with oddsmakers.