Cullen vs Nonato Junior

Who won Cullen vs Nonato Junior?

Adam Cullen beat Nonato Junior by knockout in the 1st round during the main card 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 Cullen vs Nonato Junior division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Cullen vs Nonato Junior stats

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

Nonato Junior made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw and 10 by submission.

This was Adam Cullen's 11th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Nonato Junior marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Adam Cullen's Cage Warriors record stood at 9-2-0, while Nonato Junior's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Cullen had a massive power advantage over Nonato Junior, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Nonato Junior's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nonato Junior had a massive advantage over Cullen, boasting a 83% submission rate over Cullen's 50%.

Adam Cullen was the same age as Nonato Junior, at years old.

Cullen was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 11 years and 2 months later than Nonato Junior, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 21 less professional rounds, 17 to Nonato Junior's 38.

Cullen vs Nonato Junior form

Adam Cullen had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Samuel Blasco at Cage Warriors 175: Bellandi vs. Roos on 25th July 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at BEC Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had lost to Harel Cohen at Cage Warriors 168 on 16th March 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at BEC Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Amaury Junior at Cage Warriors 160 – Manchester on 29th September 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had been beaten by Dumitru Girlean at Cage Warriors 152 on 15th April 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

He had defeated Martin Causse at Cage Warriors 146 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Bec Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

Cullen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Cullen vs Nonato Junior start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 6:10 PM UTC , which was 2:10 PM EST or 11:10 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:10 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Cullen vs Nonato Junior?

Adam Cullen was a 1/8 (-770) favourite going into the contest, while Nonato Junior made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.