Salamone vs Ladero

Who won Salamone vs Ladero?

Anthony Salamone beat Daniel Ladero by during the main card of PFL Europe, on Saturday 25th March 2023 at Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Anthony Salamone.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Salamone vs Ladero stats

Anthony Salamone stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Daniel Ladero made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 3 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Anthony Salamone's PFL record stood at 1-2-0, while Daniel Ladero's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Ladero had an advantage in power over Salamone, with a 33% knock out percentage over Salamone's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ladero had a large advantage over Salamone, boasting a 67% submission rate over Salamone's 43%.

Anthony Salamone was the older man by 28 years, at 28 years old.

Salamone was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 years and 2 months earlier than Ladero, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 17 to Ladero's 10.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Daniel Ladero had been fighting more than Anthony Salamone.

Going to this contest, Anthony Salamone had last fought 1 year and 24 days ago, while Daniel Ladero's last outing had been 1 year and 24 days ago.

Salamone's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Ladero's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Salamone vs Ladero?

Anthony Salamone was a 1/6 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Daniel Ladero made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.