Wilson vs Jesus

Who won Wilson vs Jesus?

John De Jesus beat Damon Wilson by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Cage Warriors 155, on Friday 2nd June 2023 at Sycuan Casino Resort in San Diego.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner John De Jesus.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Wilson vs Jesus stats

Damon Wilson stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

John De Jesus made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Damon Wilson's 8th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Damon Wilson's Cage Warriors record stood at 6-2-0, while John De Jesus' came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Wilson had a massive power advantage over Jesus, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Jesus' 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Jesus had an advantage over Wilson, with a 13% submission rate over Wilson's 0%.

Damon Wilson was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Wilson was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 12 years and 5 months earlier than Jesus, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 58 less professional rounds, 19 to Jesus' 77.

Wilson vs Jesus form

Wilson had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Shawn Johnson at Cage Warriors 149 on 3rd March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sycuan Casino Resort, San Diego, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Tobias Harila at Cage Warriors 148 on 31st December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Indigo at the O2, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten James Settle at Cage Warriors 143 on 23rd September 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Humphrey's by The Bay, San Diego, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Ryan Fillingame at Cage Warriors 133 on 4th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Del Mar Arena, San Diego.

He was victorious against Theodore Macuka at Cage Warriors 130 on 17th October 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Humphrey's on the Bay, San Diego, California.

John De Jesus had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Damon Wilson at Cage Warriors 155 on 2nd June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sycuan Casino Resort, San Diego, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Roberto Hernandez at Cage Warriors 149 on 3rd March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Sycuan Casino Resort, San Diego.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Brandon Laroco at Cage Warriors 143 on 23rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Humphrey's by The Bay, San Diego.

Before that, he had been defeated by Kai Kamaka III at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had defeated John Teixeira at Bellator 261 on 25th June 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Damon Wilson had been fighting more than John De Jesus.

Going to this contest, Damon Wilson had last fought 1 year, 4 months and 22 days ago, while John De Jesus' last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 23 days ago.

Wilson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Jesus' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 1 month, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 13 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 Wilson vs Jesus?

Damon Wilson was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while John De Jesus made his way into the ring at 4/6 (-150) with oddsmakers.