Haque vs Leblond

When is Haque vs Leblond?

Shajidul Haque is set to face the challenge of Nicolas Leblond in the co-main event of Cage Warriors 181, on Saturday 23rd November 2024 at Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle.

The fight will take place over 5 rounds in the Flyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

This contest is for the Cage Warriors Flyweight championship.

Haque vs Leblond stats

Shajidul Haque steps into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Nicolas Leblond will make his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Nicolas Leblond will mark his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Shajidul Haque's Cage Warriors record currently stands at 8-2-0, while Nicolas Leblond's comes in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggest Haque has a slight advantage in power over Leblond, with a 31% knock out percentage over Leblond's 27%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Leblond will have a massive advantage over Haque, boasting a 45% submission rate over Haque's 0%.

Shajidul Haque is the older man by 33 years, at 33 years old.

Haque is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 11 months earlier than Leblond, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He has fought 28 more professional rounds, 61 to Leblond's 33.

Haque vs Leblond form

Leblond has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he won against Gerasimos Sioutis at Cage Warriors 174 on 20th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Indigo At The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Scott Malone at Cage Warriors 171 on 20th April 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Braehead Arena, Glasgow.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Michelangelo Lupoli at Cage Warriors 162 – Rome on 28th October 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Fiera Roma, Rome, Italy.

Before that, he was victorious against Ryan Curtis at Cage Warriors 153 on 29th April 2023 by submission in the 1st round at 3Arena, Dublin, United Kingdom.

He had lost to Luke Shanks at Cage Warriors 124 on 25th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at York Hall, London.

Activity check

Haque's last 3 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

Leblond's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 19 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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