Sheehan vs Burlinson

When is Sheehan vs Burlinson?

James Sheehan is set to take on Justin Burlinson in the main event of Cage Warriors 188, on Saturday 26th April 2025 at The RDS in Dublin.

The fight is scheduled for 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit will be 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

This contest is for the Cage Warriors Welterweight championship.

Sheehan vs Burlinson stats

James Sheehan steps into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Justin Burlinson will make his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Justin Burlinson will mark his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

James Sheehan's Cage Warriors record currently stands at 7-3-0, while Justin Burlinson's comes in at 4-1-0.

The stats suggest Sheehan has a slight advantage in power over Burlinson, with a 25% knock out percentage over Burlinson's 22%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Burlinson will have a massive advantage over Sheehan, boasting a 78% submission rate over Sheehan's 38%.

James Sheehan is the younger man by 27 years, at years old.

Sheehan is arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2017, 14 days later than Burlinson, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 8 more professional rounds, 28 to Burlinson's 20.

Sheehan vs Burlinson form

Sheehan has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight, he won against Daniel Konrad at Cage Warriors 170: Sheehan vs. Konrad on 6th April 2024 by submission in the 4th round at Simmonscourt Ros, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Olli Santalahti at Cage Warriors 161 – Dublin on 14th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Oban Elliott at Cage Warriors 153 on 29th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Jamie Richardson at Cage Warriors 145 on 4th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Indigo at the O2, London.

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

Burlinson has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he beat Theodor Berggren at Cage Warriors 181: Hardwick vs. Lopes on 23rd November 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jamie Richardson at Cage Warriors 150 on 17th March 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Indigo at The O2, London.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Rhys McKee at Cage Warriors 140 on 25th June 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round in their Cage Warriors Welterweight championship fight at SSE Arena, Belfast.

Before that, he had defeated Daniel Skibinski at Cage Warriors 135 on 1st April 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

He was victorious against David Bear at Cage Warriors 124 on 25th June 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, London.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, James Sheehan has been fighting more than Justin Burlinson.

James Sheehan last fought 11 months and 7 days ago, while Justin Burlinson's last outing was 3 months and 18 days ago.

Sheehan's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

Burlinson's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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