Joyner vs Bahati

Who won Joyner vs Bahati?

Yannick Bahati beat Charles Joyner 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 Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Joyner vs Bahati stats

Charles Joyner stepped into the octagon with a record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Yannick Bahati made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Charles Joyner's 4th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Yannick Bahati marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Charles Joyner's Cage Warriors record stood at 2-1-1, while Yannick Bahati's came in at 1-0-1.

The stats suggested Joyner had a massive power advantage over Bahati, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Bahati's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bahati had a massive advantage over Joyner, boasting a 44% submission rate over Joyner's 0%.

Charles Joyner was the younger man by 35 years, at years old.

Joyner was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2023, 11 years and 11 months later than Bahati, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 22 less professional rounds, 13 to Bahati's 35.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Charles Joyner had been fighting more than Yannick Bahati.

Going to this contest, Charles Joyner had last fought 5 months and 16 days ago, while Yannick Bahati's last outing had been 5 months and 16 days ago.

Joyner's last 3 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Bahati's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Joyner vs Bahati?

Charles Joyner was a 4/9 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Yannick Bahati made his way into the ring at 31/20 (+160) with oddsmakers.