Riley vs Abbasov

When is Riley vs Abbasov?

Luke Riley is set to face Tariel Abbasov in the main event of Cage Warriors 185, on Saturday 15th March 2025 at BEC Arena in Manchester.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit will be 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Riley vs Abbasov stats

Luke Riley steps into the octagon with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Tariel Abbasov will make his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Tariel Abbasov will be making their debut in Cage Warriors.

Luke Riley's Cage Warriors record currently stands at 9-0-0.

The stats suggest Riley has a massive power advantage over Abbasov, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Abbasov's 11%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Abbasov will have a massive advantage over Riley, boasting a 78% submission rate over Riley's 0%.

Luke Riley is the same age as Tariel Abbasov, at years old.

Riley is arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 1 year and 2 months earlier than Abbasov, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He has fought 3 less professional rounds, 18 to Abbasov's 21.

Riley vs Abbasov form

Riley remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Alexandre Junior at Cage Warriors 178 on 21st September 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at BEC Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Alexander Loof at Cage Warriors 160 – Manchester on 29th September 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Matheus Malta at Cage Warriors 157 on 21st July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Indigo At The O2, London.

Before that, he was victorious against Kallum Parker at Cage Warriors 152 on 15th April 2023 by unanimous decision in the 3rd round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

He had won against Karol Kutyla at Cage Warriors 146 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Bec Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

Riley's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 1 day, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Riley vs Abbasov?

Luke Riley is currently 1/8 (-770) to win the contest outright, while you can get 9/2 (+450) on Tariel Abbasov if you fancy the big upset.

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