Mastrogiacomo vs Gencer

Who won Mastrogiacomo vs Gencer?

Giuseppe Mastrogiacomo beat Mervan Gencer by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of Cage Warriors 189, on Saturday 31st May 2025 at PalaPellicone in Rome.

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).

Mastrogiacomo vs Gencer stats

Giuseppe Mastrogiacomo stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Mervan Gencer made his way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Giuseppe Mastrogiacomo's 5th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Mervan Gencer marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Giuseppe Mastrogiacomo's Cage Warriors record stood at 4-1-0, while Mervan Gencer's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Mastrogiacomo had a slight advantage in power over Gencer, with a 33% knock out percentage over Gencer's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gencer had an advantage over Mastrogiacomo, with a 50% submission rate over Mastrogiacomo's 33%.

Giuseppe Mastrogiacomo was the same age as Mervan Gencer, at years old.

Mastrogiacomo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2023, 4 months later than Gencer, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 15 to Gencer's 11.

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Mastrogiacomo's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Mastrogiacomo vs Gencer?

Giuseppe Mastrogiacomo was a 1/7 (-710) favourite going into the contest, while Mervan Gencer made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.