Pagani vs Power

Who won Pagani vs Power?

Michael Pagani beat James Power by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Cage Warriors 158, on Saturday 29th July 2023 at Fiera Roma in Rome.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Michael Pagani.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Pagani vs Power stats

Michael Pagani stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

James Power made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 3 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out.

Michael Pagani's Cage Warriors record stood at 1-0-0, while James Power's came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Power had an advantage in power over Pagani, with a 100% knock out percentage over Pagani's 83%.

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

Michael Pagani was the older man by 25 years, at 25 years old.

Pagani was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 1 year and 9 months earlier than Power, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 14 to Power's 13.

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Power's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Pagani vs Power?

Michael Pagani was a 6/5 (+120) underdog going into the contest, while James Power made his way into the ring at 8/13 (-160) with oddsmakers.