Who won Mhandu vs Blanc?
Benoit Blanc beat Taka Mhandu by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of Cage Warriors 153, on Saturday 29th April 2023 at 3Arena in Dublin.
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).
Mhandu vs Blanc stats
Taka Mhandu stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.
Benoit Blanc made his way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 1 of those wins by knock out and 3 by submission.
The stats suggested Blanc had a large advantage in power over Mhandu, boosting at 25% knock out percentage over Mhandu's 0%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Blanc had a massive advantage over Mhandu, boosting at 75% submission rate over Mhandu's 0%.
Taka Mhandu was the younger man by 1 year, at 26 years old.
Mhandu had a height advantage of 6 inches over Blanc.
Mhandu was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 8 years and 1 month earlier than Blanc, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 14 to Blanc's 11.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Benoit Blanc had been fighting more than Taka Mhandu.
Going to this contest, Taka Mhandu had last fought 5 years, 1 month and 26 days ago, while Benoit Blanc's last outing had been 1 year, 10 months and 2 days ago.
What were the odds on Mhandu vs Blanc?
Taka Mhandu was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Benoit Blanc made his way into the ring at 37/20 (+190) with oddsmakers.
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.