Pedersen vs Salvador

Who won Pedersen vs Salvador?

Scott Pedersen beat Yohan Salvador by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of Cage Warriors 156, on Saturday 1st July 2023 at Vale Sports Arena in Cardiff.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Pedersen vs Salvador stats

Scott Pedersen stepped into the octagon with a record of 1 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw and 1 by submission.

Yohan Salvador made his way to the cage with a record of 3 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.

Scott Pedersen's Cage Warriors record stood at 2-2-1, while Yohan Salvador's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested that Pedersen and Salvador have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pedersen had a massive advantage over Salvador, boasting a 100% submission rate over Salvador's 0%.

Scott Pedersen was the younger man by 3 years, at 27 years old.

Pedersen was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 3 years and 4 months later than Salvador, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 7 less professional rounds, 15 to Salvador's 22.

Pedersen vs Salvador form

Scott Pedersen had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with George Tanasa at Cage Warriors 138 on 28th May 2022 by unanimous draw in their 3 round contest at Charter Hall, Colchester, England.

Previous to that, he had lost to Nathan Kelly at Bellator MMA on 25th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Nik Bagley at Cage Warriors 131 on 10th December 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at London, England.

Before that, he had won against Marcus Lewis at Cage Warriors 125 on 26th June 2021 by submission in the 1st round at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

He had been defeated by Ben Ellis at Cage Warriors Academy Wales 3 on 2nd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their Cage Warriors Lightweight championship fight at Ebbw Vale Sport Centre, Ebbw Vale, Wales.

Activity check

Pedersen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Pedersen vs Salvador?

Scott Pedersen was a 1/8 (-770) favourite going into the contest, while Yohan Salvador made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.