Stanton vs Bellandi

Who won Stanton vs Bellandi?

Dario Bellandi beat Mick Stanton by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of Cage Warriors 164, on Saturday 25th November 2023 at Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Dario Bellandi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Stanton vs Bellandi stats

Mick Stanton stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Dario Bellandi made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Dario Bellandi marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Mick Stanton's Cage Warriors record stood at 9-6-0, while Dario Bellandi's came in at 6-1-0.

The stats suggested Bellandi had a slight advantage in power over Stanton, with a 50% knock out percentage over Stanton's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bellandi had a large advantage over Stanton, boasting a 33% submission rate over Stanton's 8%.

Mick Stanton was the older man by 37 years, at 37 years old.

Bellandi had a height advantage of 3 inches over Stanton.

Stanton was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 3 months earlier than Bellandi, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 28 more professional rounds, 50 to Bellandi's 22.

Stanton vs Bellandi form

Bellandi had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Mick Stanton at Cage Warriors 164: Stanton vs. Bellandi on 25th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Naglis Kanisauskas at Cage Warriors 158 on 29th July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Fiera Roma, Rome, Italy.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Daniel Karlsson at Cage Warriors 154 on 6th May 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Fiera Roma, Rome.

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

He had won against Joan Arastey at Cage Warriors 144 on 7th October 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Fiera Roma, Rome, Italy.

Activity check

Bellandi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Stanton vs Bellandi?

Mick Stanton was a 11/20 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Dario Bellandi made his way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.