Shanks vs Creasey

Who won Shanks vs Creasey?

Sam Creasey beat Luke Shanks by submission in the 3rd round during the main event of Cage Warriors 129, on Saturday 2nd October 2021 at York Hall in London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

This contest was for the Cage Warriors Flyweight championship.

Shanks vs Creasey stats

Luke Shanks stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Sam Creasey made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Luke Shanks' Cage Warriors record stood at 6-3-0, while Sam Creasey's came in at 13-5-0.

The stats suggested Creasey had a large advantage in power over Shanks, boasting a 38% knock out percentage over Shanks' 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Shanks had a slight advantage over Creasey, with a 43% submission rate over Creasey's 38%.

Luke Shanks was the younger man by 7 years, at 29 years old.

Creasey had a height advantage of 1 inch over Shanks.

Shanks was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 8 months later than Creasey, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 37 to Creasey's 47.

Shanks vs Creasey form

Sam Creasey had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Michelangelo Lupoli at Cage Warriors 154 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Fiera Roma, Rome, Italy.

Previous to that, he had lost to Shajidul Haque at Cage Warriors 148 on 31st December 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Indigo at the O2, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Stipe Brcic at Cage Warriors 142 on 13th August 2022 by submission in the 1st round in their Cage Warriors Flyweight championship fight at EBBW Vale Centre, Wales.

Before that, he had been beaten by Luke Shanks at Cage Warriors 132 on 11th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in their Cage Warriors Flyweight championship fight at London, England.

He had defeated Luke Shanks at Cage Warriors 129 on 2nd October 2021 by submission in the 3rd round in their Cage Warriors Flyweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

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Shanks' last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Creasey's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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