Wheeler vs Aronov

Who won Wheeler vs Aronov?

Rafael Aronov beat Brad Wheeler by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of Cage Warriors 192, on Saturday 12th July 2025 at Indigo at The O2 in London.

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).

Wheeler vs Aronov stats

Brad Wheeler stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 14 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 11 by submission.

Rafael Aronov made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Brad Wheeler's 19th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2011. Rafael Aronov marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Brad Wheeler's Cage Warriors record stood at 10-9-0, while Rafael Aronov's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Aronov had an advantage in power over Wheeler, with a 43% knock out percentage over Wheeler's 28%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Wheeler had a slight advantage over Aronov, with a 61% submission rate over Aronov's 57%.

Brad Wheeler was the older man by 34 years, at 34 years old.

Wheeler was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 8 years and 5 months earlier than Aronov, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 48 more professional rounds, 66 to Aronov's 18.

Wheeler vs Aronov form

Aronov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Danny Blundell at Cage Warriors 186: Hardwick vs. Garcia on 21st March 2025 by knockout in the 1st round at Indigo at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had lost to Sean Clancy Jr. at Cage Warriors 176: Hardwick vs. Iorga on 7th September 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Braehead Arena, Glasgow.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jamie Richardson at Cage Warriors 174 on 20th July 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at Indigo At The O2, London.

Before that, he had been beaten by Omeil Brown at Cage Warriors 167 on 15th March 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

He had defeated Ben Petches-Kelly at Cage Warriors 160 – Manchester on 29th September 2023 by submission in the 1st round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

Aronov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

What time did Wheeler vs Aronov start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 6:20 PM UTC , which was 2:20 PM EST or 11:20 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:20 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Wheeler vs Aronov?

Brad Wheeler was a 11/5 (+220) underdog going into the contest, while Rafael Aronov made his way into the ring at 3/10 (-330) with oddsmakers.