Pell vs Xhaferi

Who won Pell vs Xhaferi?

Tariq Pell beat Ermil Xhaferi by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of Cage Warriors 186, on Friday 21st March 2025 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).

Pell vs Xhaferi stats

Tariq Pell stepped into the octagon with a record of 3 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Ermil Xhaferi made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Tariq Pell's 6th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Ermil Xhaferi marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Tariq Pell's Cage Warriors record stood at 5-1-0, while Ermil Xhaferi's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Xhaferi had a slight advantage in power over Pell, with a 40% knock out percentage over Pell's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Xhaferi had a large advantage over Pell, boasting a 60% submission rate over Pell's 33%.

Tariq Pell was the older man by 1 year, at 26 years old.

Pell had a height advantage of 3 inches over Xhaferi.

Pell was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 2 years and 2 months later than Xhaferi, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 11 to Xhaferi's 16.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Tariq Pell had been fighting more than Ermil Xhaferi.

Going to this contest, Tariq Pell had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 19 days ago, while Ermil Xhaferi's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 19 days ago.

Pell's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Xhaferi's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Pell vs Xhaferi?

Tariq Pell was a 7/10 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Ermil Xhaferi made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.