Michelis vs Ucar

Who won Michelis vs Ucar?

Giacomo Michelis beat Sado Ucar by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of Cage Warriors 189, on Saturday 31st May 2025 at PalaPellicone in Rome.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Giacomo Michelis.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Michelis vs Ucar stats

Giacomo Michelis stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Sado Ucar made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Giacomo Michelis' 4th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Sado Ucar marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Giacomo Michelis' Cage Warriors record stood at 4-0-0, while Sado Ucar's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Ucar had a slight advantage in power over Michelis, with a 45% knock out percentage over Michelis' 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ucar had a large advantage over Michelis, boasting a 40% submission rate over Michelis' 14%.

Giacomo Michelis was the older man by 30 years, at 30 years old.

Ucar had a height advantage of 1 inch over Michelis.

Michelis was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 7 years and 9 months later than Ucar, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 29 less professional rounds, 21 to Ucar's 50.

Activity check

Michelis' last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What time did Michelis vs Ucar start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:40 PM UTC , which was 5:40 PM EST or 2:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Michelis vs Ucar?

Giacomo Michelis was a 4/11 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Sado Ucar made his way into the ring at 19/10 (+190) with oddsmakers.