Qadrian vs Maia

Who won Qadrian vs Maia?

Shirzad Qadrian beat Weslley Maia 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 Shirzad Qadrian.

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).

Qadrian vs Maia stats

Shirzad Qadrian stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Weslley Maia made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Shirzad Qadrian's 5th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Weslley Maia marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Shirzad Qadrian's Cage Warriors record stood at 4-1-0, while Weslley Maia's came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested Maia had an advantage in power over Qadrian, with a 56% knock out percentage over Qadrian's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Qadrian had an advantage over Maia, with a 40% submission rate over Maia's 22%.

Shirzad Qadrian was the older man by 23 years, at 23 years old.

Qadrian was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 8 years and 3 months later than Maia, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 11 less professional rounds, 21 to Maia's 32.

Qadrian vs Maia form

Weslley Maia had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Lewis McGrillen-Evans at PFL Europe 4: 2023 Championships on 8th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Previous to that, he had beaten Shirzad Qadrian at Cage Warriors 157 on 21st July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Indigo At The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Bogdan Barbu at Cage Warriors 150 on 17th March 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Indigo at The O2, London.

Before that, he had lost to Rory Evans at Cage Warriors 127 on 30th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at York Hall, London, England.

He had been beaten by Michele Martignoni at Cage Warriors 117 on 10th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at York Hall, London.

Activity check

Qadrian's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Maia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Qadrian vs Maia?

Shirzad Qadrian was a 13/8 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Weslley Maia made his way into the ring at 4/9 (-210) with oddsmakers.