Harris vs Sarran

Who won Harris vs Sarran?

Giovanni Sarran beat Elijah Harris by majority decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Cage Warriors 166, on Friday 23rd February 2024 at Sycuan Casino Resort in San Diego.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Giovanni Sarran.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Harris vs Sarran stats

Elijah Harris stepped into the octagon with a record of 4 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws and 3 by submission.

Giovanni Sarran made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Elijah Harris' Cage Warriors record stood at 1-4-0, while Giovanni Sarran's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Sarran had a massive power advantage over Harris, boasting a 38% knock out percentage over Harris' 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Harris had a massive advantage over Sarran, boasting a 75% submission rate over Sarran's 25%.

Elijah Harris was the younger man by 35 years, at years old.

Harris had a height advantage of 5 inches over Sarran. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Harris was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 14 years and 7 months earlier than Sarran, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 16 less professional rounds, 20 to Sarran's 36.

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Harris' last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Harris vs Sarran?

Elijah Harris was a 6/4 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Giovanni Sarran made his way into the ring at 4/9 (-230) with oddsmakers.