Santalahti vs Richardson

Who won Santalahti vs Richardson?

Olli Santalahti beat Jamie Richardson by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Cage Warriors 169, on Saturday 30th March 2024 at Indigo At The O2 in London.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Olli Santalahti.

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).

Santalahti vs Richardson stats

Olli Santalahti stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Jamie Richardson made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Olli Santalahti's Cage Warriors record stood at 1-2-0, while Jamie Richardson's came in at 7-7-0.

The stats suggested Richardson had a massive power advantage over Santalahti, boasting a 73% knock out percentage over Santalahti's 31%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Santalahti had a large advantage over Richardson, boasting a 38% submission rate over Richardson's 9%.

Olli Santalahti was the older man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Richardson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Santalahti.

Santalahti's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Richardson's, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Richardson, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 45 to Richardson's 45.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jamie Richardson had been fighting more than Olli Santalahti.

Going to this contest, Olli Santalahti had last fought 4 years, 7 months and 11 days ago, while Jamie Richardson's last outing had been 6 years, 1 month and 15 days ago.

What were the odds on Santalahti vs Richardson?

Olli Santalahti was a 5/4 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Jamie Richardson made his way into the ring at 4/7 (-180) with oddsmakers.