Camilleri vs Sabatino

Who won Camilleri vs Sabatino?

Matthew Camilleri beat Emanuele Sabatino by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Cage Warriors 175, on Thursday 25th July 2024 at BEC Arena in Manchester.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Matthew Camilleri.

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).

Camilleri vs Sabatino stats

Matthew Camilleri stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Emanuele Sabatino made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Matthew Camilleri's 4th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Emanuele Sabatino marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Matthew Camilleri's Cage Warriors record stood at 3-1-0, while Emanuele Sabatino's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Camilleri had a large advantage in power over Sabatino, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Sabatino's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sabatino had a slight advantage over Camilleri, with a 20% submission rate over Camilleri's 14%.

Matthew Camilleri was the same age as Emanuele Sabatino, at 28 years old.

Sabatino had a height advantage of 6 inches over Camilleri.

Camilleri was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 6 years and 10 months later than Sabatino, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 23 to Sabatino's 17.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Matthew Camilleri had been fighting more than Emanuele Sabatino.

Going to this contest, Matthew Camilleri had last fought 5 months and 23 days ago, while Emanuele Sabatino's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 9 days ago.

Camilleri's last 2 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Sabatino's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 11 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Camilleri vs Sabatino?

Matthew Camilleri was a 19/20 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Emanuele Sabatino made his way into the ring at 5/6 (-120) with oddsmakers.