Smith vs Santalahti

Who won Smith vs Santalahti?

Olli Santalahti beat George Smith by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Cage Warriors 185, on Saturday 15th March 2025 at BEC Arena in Manchester.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Olli Santalahti.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Smith vs Santalahti stats

George Smith stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Olli Santalahti made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was George Smith's 6th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Olli Santalahti marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

George Smith's Cage Warriors record stood at 3-3-0, while Olli Santalahti's came in at 2-4-0.

The stats suggested Santalahti had a slight advantage in power over Smith, with a 29% knock out percentage over Smith's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Smith had a large advantage over Santalahti, boasting a 63% submission rate over Santalahti's 36%.

George Smith was the younger man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Smith had a height advantage of 1 inch over Santalahti.

Smith was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 6 years and 2 months later than Santalahti, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 32 less professional rounds, 22 to Santalahti's 54.

Smith vs Santalahti form

Olli Santalahti had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Giacomo Michelis at Cage Warriors 179: Paternò vs. Bueno on 2nd November 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at PalaPellicone, Rome, Italy.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Stefano Patern at Cage Warriors 175: Bellandi vs. Roos on 25th July 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at BEC Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jamie Richardson at Cage Warriors 169: Vucenic vs. D’Anna on 30th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Indigo At The O2, London.

Before that, he had been defeated by James Sheehan at Cage Warriors 161 – Dublin on 14th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland.

He had lost to Adam Proctor at Cage Warriors 107 on 28th September 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Exhibition Centre, Liverpool, England.

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Smith's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

Santalahti's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Smith vs Santalahti start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:40 PM UTC , which was 6:40 PM EST or 3:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:40 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Smith vs Santalahti?

George Smith was a 9/4 (+230) underdog going into the contest, while Olli Santalahti made his way into the ring at 1/33 (-1200) with oddsmakers.