Patrizi vs Girlean

Who won Patrizi vs Girlean?

Dumitru Girlean beat Simone Patrizi by submission in the 3rd round during the main event of Cage Warriors 162 – Rome, on Saturday 28th October 2023 at Fiera Roma in Rome.

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).

Patrizi vs Girlean stats

Simone Patrizi stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Dumitru Girlean made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Simone Patrizi's Cage Warriors record stood at 1-1-0, while Dumitru Girlean's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Girlean had an advantage in power over Patrizi, with a 67% knock out percentage over Patrizi's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Girlean had an advantage over Patrizi, with a 33% submission rate over Patrizi's 17%.

Simone Patrizi was the older man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Patrizi's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Girlean's, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 1 month earlier than Girlean, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 18 to Girlean's 16.

Activity check

Girlean's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 21 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 Patrizi vs Girlean?

Simone Patrizi was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Dumitru Girlean made his way into the ring at 1/3 (-300) with oddsmakers.