Stephen vs Scottoli

Who won Stephen vs Scottoli?

Aidan Stephen beat Gianluca Scottoli by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Cage Warriors 171, on Saturday 20th April 2024 at Braehead Arena in Glasgow.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Aidan Stephen.

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).

Stephen vs Scottoli stats

Aidan Stephen stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Gianluca Scottoli made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Aidan Stephen's 10th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Aidan Stephen's Cage Warriors record stood at 6-4-0, while Gianluca Scottoli's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested that Stephen and Scottoli have similar power, both with a 22% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Scottoli had an advantage over Stephen, with a 44% submission rate over Stephen's 33%.

Aidan Stephen was the same age as Gianluca Scottoli, at years old.

Stephen was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years and 1 month later than Scottoli, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 32 to Scottoli's 23.

Stephen vs Scottoli form

Aidan Stephen had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Gianluca Scottoli at Cage Warriors 171 on 20th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Braehead Arena, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Edward Walls at Cage Warriors 132 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at London, England.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Emrah Sonmez at Cage Warriors 117 on 10th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at York Hall, London.

Before that, he had lost to Paul Hughes at Cage Warriors 116 on 26th September 2020 by submission in the 3rd round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

He had been beaten by Steve Aimable at Cage Warriors 105 on 31st May 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Colchester Charter Hall, Colchester.

Activity check

Stephen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Stephen vs Scottoli?

Aidan Stephen was a 8/13 (-170) favourite going into the contest, while Gianluca Scottoli made his way into the ring at 6/5 (+120) with oddsmakers.