Leblond vs Sioutis

Who won Leblond vs Sioutis?

Nicolas Leblond beat Gerasimos Sioutis by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Cage Warriors 174, on Saturday 20th July 2024 at Indigo At The O2 in London.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Nicolas Leblond.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Leblond vs Sioutis stats

Nicolas Leblond stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Gerasimos Sioutis made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws.

This was Nicolas Leblond's 7th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Gerasimos Sioutis marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Nicolas Leblond's Cage Warriors record stood at 5-2-0, while Gerasimos Sioutis' came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Leblond had a large advantage in power over Sioutis, boasting a 22% knock out percentage over Sioutis' 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Leblond had a massive advantage over Sioutis, boasting a 56% submission rate over Sioutis' 0%.

Nicolas Leblond was the younger man by 31 years, at years old.

Leblond was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 6 months earlier than Sioutis, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 33 to Sioutis' 32.

Leblond vs Sioutis form

Leblond had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Scott Malone at Cage Warriors 171 on 20th April 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Braehead Arena, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ryan Curtis at Cage Warriors 153 on 29th April 2023 by submission in the 1st round at 3Arena, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Before that, 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.

He had been beaten by Sam Creasey at Cage Warriors 116 on 26th September 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at BEC Arena, Manchester, England.

Activity check

Leblond's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 15 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 Leblond vs Sioutis?

Nicolas Leblond was a 1/12 (-1200) favourite going into the contest, while Gerasimos Sioutis made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.