O'Sullivan vs Thaqi

Who won O’Sullivan vs Thaqi?

Alexander O’Sullivan beat Afrim Thaqi 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 O’Sullivan vs Thaqi division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

O’Sullivan vs Thaqi stats

Alexander O’Sullivan stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Afrim Thaqi made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 1 win, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Alexander O’Sullivan will be making their debut in Cage Warriors.

Afrim Thaqi's Cage Warriors record stood at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested O'Sullivan had an advantage in power over Thaqi, with a 20% knock out percentage over Thaqi's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that O'Sullivan and Thaqi would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Alexander O’Sullivan was the same age as Afrim Thaqi, at years old.

O'Sullivan was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 7 months earlier than Thaqi, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 19 to Thaqi's 1.

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What were the odds on O’Sullivan vs Thaqi?

Alexander O’Sullivan was a 2/7 (-340) favourite going into the contest, while Afrim Thaqi made his way into the ring at 13/5 (+260) with oddsmakers.