Caruso vs Cenci

Who won Caruso vs Cenci?

Vinicius Cenci beat Tony Caruso by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of PFL 2025 World Tournament, on Friday 20th June 2025 at INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Caruso vs Cenci stats

Tony Caruso stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Vinicius Cenci made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Tony Caruso's 2nd fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Vinicius Cenci marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Tony Caruso's PFL record stood at 0-2-0, while Vinicius Cenci's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Cenci had a slight advantage in power over Caruso, with a 20% knock out percentage over Caruso's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cenci had an advantage over Caruso, with a 70% submission rate over Caruso's 50%.

Tony Caruso was the older man by 5 years, at 34 years old.

Cenci had a height advantage of 1 inch over Caruso. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Caruso was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 10 months earlier than Cenci, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 27 to Cenci's 23.

Activity check

Caruso's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Caruso vs Cenci start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:15 PM UTC , which was 6:15 PM EST or 3:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:15 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Caruso vs Cenci?

Tony Caruso was a 21/20 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Vinicius Cenci made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.