Riley vs Abbasov

Who won Riley vs Abbasov?

Luke Riley beat Tariel Abbasov by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of Cage Warriors 185, on Saturday 15th March 2025 at BEC Arena in Manchester.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Riley vs Abbasov stats

Luke Riley stepped 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 made 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.

This was Luke Riley's 11th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Tariel Abbasov marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Luke Riley's Cage Warriors record stood at 11-0-0, while Tariel Abbasov's came in at 0-1-0.

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

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Abbasov had a massive advantage over Riley, boasting a 78% submission rate over Riley's 0%.

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

Riley was 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 had fought 2 less professional rounds, 21 to Abbasov's 23.

Riley vs Abbasov form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had 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 had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Riley vs Abbasov?

Luke Riley was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Tariel Abbasov made his way into the ring at 11/2 (+560) with oddsmakers.