Sheehan vs Santalahti

Who won Sheehan vs Santalahti?

James Sheehan beat Olli Santalahti by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Cage Warriors 161 – Dublin, on Saturday 14th October 2023 at 3Arena in Dublin.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner James Sheehan.

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).

Sheehan vs Santalahti stats

James Sheehan stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Olli Santalahti made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

James Sheehan's Cage Warriors record stood at 7-3-0, while Olli Santalahti's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Sheehan had a slight advantage in power over Santalahti, with a 33% knock out percentage over Santalahti's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Santalahti had a slight advantage over Sheehan, with a 42% submission rate over Sheehan's 33%.

James Sheehan was the younger man by 30 years, at years old.

Sheehan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 years and 4 months later than Santalahti, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 17 less professional rounds, 28 to Santalahti's 45.

Sheehan vs Santalahti form

Sheehan had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Oban Elliott at Cage Warriors 153 on 29th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Jamie Richardson at Cage Warriors 145 on 4th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Indigo at the O2, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Martin Causse at Cage Warriors 140 on 25th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at SSE Arena, Belfast.

Before that, he had defeated Karol Michalak at Cage Warriors 135 on 1st April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

He was victorious against Omeil Brown at Cage Warriors 128 on 1st October 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at York Hall, London, England.

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Sheehan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Sheehan vs Santalahti?

James Sheehan was a 1/3 (-300) favourite going into the contest, while Olli Santalahti made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+230) with oddsmakers.