Perry vs Nakagawa

Who won Perry vs Nakagawa?

Blake Perry beat Joshua Nakagawa by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Cage Warriors 149, on Friday 3rd March 2023 at Sycuan Casino Resort in San Diego.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Blake Perry.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Perry vs Nakagawa stats

Blake Perry stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 1 wins, zero loses and 0 draws and 1 by submission.

Joshua Nakagawa made his way to the cage with a record of 3 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws.

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

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

Blake Perry was the older man by 28 years, at 28 years old.

Perry had a height advantage of 5 inches over Nakagawa.

Perry was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 4 year and 6 months later than Nakagawa, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 7 less professional rounds, 6 to Nakagawa's 13.

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Nakagawa's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 27 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 Perry vs Nakagawa?

Blake Perry was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Joshua Nakagawa made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.