Who won Blasco vs Cullen?
Adam Cullen beat Samuel Blasco by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of Cage Warriors 175, on Thursday 25th July 2024 at BEC Arena in Manchester.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).
Blasco vs Cullen stats
Samuel Blasco stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.
Adam Cullen made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.
This was Samuel Blasco's 2nd fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Adam Cullen marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.
Samuel Blasco's Cage Warriors record stood at 0-2-0, while Adam Cullen's came in at 8-2-0.
The stats suggested Cullen had an advantage in power over Blasco, with a 43% knock out percentage over Blasco's 30%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Blasco had a slight advantage over Cullen, with a 60% submission rate over Cullen's 57%.
Samuel Blasco was the older man by 28 years, at 28 years old.
Blasco was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 years and 6 months earlier than Cullen, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 37 more professional rounds, 53 to Cullen's 16.
Blasco vs Cullen form
Cullen had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Harel Cohen at Cage Warriors 168 on 16th March 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at BEC Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had won against Amaury Junior at Cage Warriors 160 – Manchester on 29th September 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at BEC Arena, Manchester.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Dumitru Girlean at Cage Warriors 152 on 15th April 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at BEC Arena, Manchester.
Before that, he had beaten Martin Causse at Cage Warriors 146 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Bec Arena, Manchester.
He had defeated Arnaud Kherfallah at Cage Warriors 137 on 27th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Charter Hall, Colchester, England.
Activity check
Cullen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Blasco vs Cullen?
Samuel Blasco was a 9/2 (+450) underdog going into the contest, while Adam Cullen made his way into the ring at 1/8 (-770) with oddsmakers.
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