Power vs Girlean

Who won Power vs Girlean?

James Power beat Dumitru Girlean by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of Cage Warriors 181, on Saturday 23rd November 2024 at Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle.

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).

Power vs Girlean stats

James Power stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Dumitru Girlean made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was James Power's 6th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Dumitru Girlean marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

James Power's Cage Warriors record stood at 5-1-0, while Dumitru Girlean's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Power had a large advantage in power over Girlean, boasting a 83% knock out percentage over Girlean's 57%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Girlean had a massive advantage over Power, boasting a 43% submission rate over Power's 0%.

James Power was the younger man by 30 years, at years old.

Power was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 2 years and 5 months later than Girlean, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 16 to Girlean's 20.

Power vs Girlean form

Power had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Daniel Kolasinski at Cage Warriors 172: Hardwick vs. Prins on 25th May 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Gianluca Rocca at Cage Warriors 168 on 16th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at BEC Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Michael Pagani at Cage Warriors 158 on 29th July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Fiera Roma, Rome, Italy.

Before that, he had defeated Lukasz Kopera at Cage Warriors 152 on 15th April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at BEC Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

He was victorious against Adam Shelley at Cage Warriors 140 on 25th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at SSE Arena, Belfast.

Activity check

Power's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Girlean's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What time did Power vs Girlean start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:40 PM UTC , which was 5:40 PM EST or 2:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:40 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Power vs Girlean?

James Power was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Dumitru Girlean made his way into the ring at 10/13 (-130) with oddsmakers.