Pereira vs Stewart

Who won Pereira vs Stewart?

Carlos Pereira beat Darren Stewart by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of Cage Warriors 169, on Saturday 30th March 2024 at Indigo At The O2 in London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Pereira vs Stewart division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Pereira vs Stewart stats

Carlos Pereira stepped into the octagon with a record of 35 wins, 12 losses and 1 draw, 21 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Darren Stewart made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Carlos Pereira's Cage Warriors record stood at 1-0-0, while Darren Stewart's came in at 8-3-0.

The stats suggested Pereira had a slight advantage in power over Stewart, with a 60% knock out percentage over Stewart's 56%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pereira had an advantage over Stewart, with a 26% submission rate over Stewart's 6%.

Carlos Pereira was the older man by 12 years, at 45 years old.

Stewart had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Pereira was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2002, 12 years and 2 months earlier than Stewart, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 76 to Stewart's 58.

Pereira vs Stewart form

Stewart had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Antonio Zovak at Cage Warriors 164: Stanton vs. Bellandi on 25th November 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Matthew Bonner at Cage Warriors 156 on 1st July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Vale Sports Arena, Cardiff.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Leon Aliu at Cage Warriors 154 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Fiera Roma, Rome, Italy.

Before that, he was victorious against Guilherme Cadena at Cage Warriors 148 on 31st December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Indigo at the O2, London, United Kingdom.

He had lost to Mick Stanton at Cage Warriors 141 on 22nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 02 Arena, London, London, England.

Activity check

Stewart's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Pereira vs Stewart?

Carlos Pereira was a 11/4 (+280) underdog going into the contest, while Darren Stewart made his way into the ring at 1/4 (-400) with oddsmakers.