Settle vs Cortez

Who won Settle vs Cortez?

Junior Cortez beat James Settle by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Cage Warriors 139, on Friday 10th June 2022 at Humphreys By The Bay in San Diego.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Junior Cortez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Settle vs Cortez stats

James Settle stepped into the octagon with a record of 3 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Junior Cortez made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

James Settle's Cage Warriors record stood at 1-3-0, while Junior Cortez's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Cortez had a massive power advantage over Settle, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Settle's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Settle had a massive advantage over Cortez, boasting a 67% submission rate over Cortez's 0%.

James Settle was the same age as Junior Cortez, at 31 years old.

Settle was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 1 year and 1 month later than Cortez, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 24 to Cortez's 19.

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Settle's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Settle vs Cortez?

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