Bellandi vs Kanisauskas

Who won Bellandi vs Kanisauskas?

Dario Bellandi beat Naglis Kanisauskas by split decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of Cage Warriors 183, on Saturday 8th March 2025 at PalaPellicone in Rome.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Dario Bellandi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

This contest was for the Cage Warriors Middleweight championship.

Bellandi vs Kanisauskas stats

Dario Bellandi stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Naglis Kanisauskas made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Dario Bellandi's 8th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Naglis Kanisauskas marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Dario Bellandi's Cage Warriors record stood at 7-1-0, while Naglis Kanisauskas' came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested that Bellandi and Kanisauskas have similar power, both with a 38% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kanisauskas had a massive advantage over Bellandi, boasting a 63% submission rate over Bellandi's 25%.

Dario Bellandi was the younger man by 24 years, at years old.

Bellandi's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Kanisauskas', having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 months earlier than Kanisauskas, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 27 to Kanisauskas' 25.

Bellandi vs Kanisauskas form

Bellandi had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Robin Roos at Cage Warriors 175: Bellandi vs. Roos on 25th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their Cage Warriors Middleweight championship fight at BEC Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Mick Stanton at Cage Warriors 164: Stanton vs. Bellandi on 25th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle.

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

Before that, he was victorious against Daniel Karlsson at Cage Warriors 154 on 6th May 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Fiera Roma, Rome.

He had won against Justin Barry at Cage Warriors 148 on 31st December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Indigo at the O2, London, United Kingdom.

Kanisauskas had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Leon Naumann at Cage Warriors 175: Bellandi vs. Roos on 25th July 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at BEC Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Chris Douglass at Cage Warriors 164: Stanton vs. Bellandi on 25th November 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle.

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

Before that, he was victorious against Michael Tchamou at Cage Warriors 151 on 24th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round at BT Sports Studio, London, United Kingdom.

He had been beaten by Will Currie at Cage Warriors 141 on 22nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 02 Arena, London, London, England.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Dario Bellandi had been fighting more than Naglis Kanisauskas.

Going to this contest, Dario Bellandi had last fought 7 months and 16 days ago, while Naglis Kanisauskas' last outing had been 7 months and 16 days ago.

Bellandi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Kanisauskas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Bellandi vs Kanisauskas start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:40 PM UTC , which was 6:40 PM EST or 3:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:40 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Bellandi vs Kanisauskas?

Dario Bellandi was a 1/3 (-300) favourite going into the contest, while Naglis Kanisauskas made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.