Paull vs Ahady

Who won Paull vs Ahady?

Milad Ahady beat Thomas Paull by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card 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 Milad Ahady.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Paull vs Ahady stats

Thomas Paull stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Milad Ahady made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Thomas Paull's 2nd fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Milad Ahady marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Thomas Paull's Cage Warriors record stood at 1-1-0, while Milad Ahady's came in at 5-0-0.

The stats suggested Paull had a massive power advantage over Ahady, boasting a 92% knock out percentage over Ahady's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ahady had an advantage over Paull, with a 14% submission rate over Paull's 0%.

Thomas Paull was the older man by 29 years, at 29 years old.

Paull was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 years and 2 months later than Ahady, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 28 to Ahady's 21.

Activity check

Ahady's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Paull vs Ahady?

Thomas Paull was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Milad Ahady made his way into the ring at 4/11 (-280) with oddsmakers.