Walters vs Gjelaj

Who won Walters vs Gjelaj?

Shad Walters beat Nicholas Gjelaj by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of LFA 182, on Friday 26th April 2024 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Walters vs Gjelaj stats

Shad Walters stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 2 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Nicholas Gjelaj made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 1 win, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Nicholas Gjelaj marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Shad Walters' LFA record stood at 2-0-0, while Nicholas Gjelaj's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Walters had a massive power advantage over Gjelaj, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Gjelaj's 0%.

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

Shad Walters was the older man by 6 years, at 29 years old.

Walters had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gjelaj.

Walters was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 4 years and 6 months later than Gjelaj, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 5 to Gjelaj's 4.

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Walters' last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Walters vs Gjelaj?

Shad Walters was a 6/5 (+120) underdog going into the contest, while Nicholas Gjelaj made his way into the ring at 8/13 (-160) with oddsmakers.