Who won Vucenic vs Kepa?
Jordan Vucenic beat Adrian Kepa by submission in the 1st round during the co-main event of Cage Warriors 174, on Saturday 20th July 2024 at Indigo At The O2 in London.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).
Vucenic vs Kepa stats
Jordan Vucenic stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.
Adrian Kepa made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.
This was Jordan Vucenic's 10th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Adrian Kepa marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.
Jordan Vucenic's Cage Warriors record stood at 9-1-0, while Adrian Kepa's came in at 0-1-0.
The stats suggested Kepa had an advantage in power over Vucenic, with a 36% knock out percentage over Vucenic's 17%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vucenic had a large advantage over Kepa, boasting a 42% submission rate over Kepa's 18%.
Jordan Vucenic was the older man by 28 years, at 28 years old.
Vucenic had a height advantage of 2 inches over Kepa.
Vucenic was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years and 7 months later than Kepa, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 43 to Kepa's 47.
Vucenic vs Kepa form
Jordan Vucenic had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Simone D Anna at Cage Warriors 169: Vucenic vs. D’Anna on 30th March 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at Indigo At The O2, London, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had beaten Brice Picaud at Cage Warriors 157 on 21st July 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Indigo At The O2, London.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Tiziano Ferranti 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 Paul Hughes at Cage Warriors 145 on 4th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Indigo at the O2, London.
He was victorious against James Hendin at Cage Warriors 134 on 18th March 2022 by submission in the 2nd round in their championship fight at 02 Arena, London, London.
Activity check
Vucenic's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Vucenic vs Kepa?
Jordan Vucenic was a 1/12 (-1200) favourite going into the contest, while Adrian Kepa made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.
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