Shelley vs Vetrila

Who won Shelley vs Vetrila?

Marin Vetrila beat Adam Shelley by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of Cage Warriors 177, on Friday 20th September 2024 at BEC Arena in Manchester.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Shelley vs Vetrila stats

Adam Shelley stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Marin Vetrila made his way to the cage with a record of 2 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Adam Shelley's 7th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Marin Vetrila marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Adam Shelley's Cage Warriors record stood at 4-3-0, while Marin Vetrila's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Vetrila had a slight advantage in power over Shelley, with a 50% knock out percentage over Shelley's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vetrila had a massive advantage over Shelley, boasting a 50% submission rate over Shelley's 0%.

Adam Shelley was the same age as Marin Vetrila, at years old.

Shelley was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in , 2 years earlier than Vetrila, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 20 to Vetrila's 10.

Shelley vs Vetrila form

Shelley had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Ieuan Davies at Cage Warriors 175: Bellandi vs. Roos on 25th July 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at BEC Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Matthew Camilleri at Cage Warriors 160 – Manchester on 29th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at BEC Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Muhammed Kir Ahmet at Cage Warriors 153 on 29th April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at 3Arena, Dublin.

Before that, he had defeated Ndiaye El Hadji at Cage Warriors 145 on 4th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Indigo at the O2, London.

He had been beaten by James Power at Cage Warriors 140 on 25th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at SSE Arena, Belfast.

Activity check

Shelley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Shelley vs Vetrila start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:10 PM UTC , which was 12:10 PM EST or 9:10 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:10 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Shelley vs Vetrila?

Adam Shelley was a 4/7 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Marin Vetrila made his way into the ring at 11/8 (+130) with oddsmakers.