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.

Aidan Stephen's Cage Warriors record stood at 5-3-0, 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 4 more professional rounds, 27 to Scottoli's 23.

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Stephen's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 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.