Curtis vs Leblond

Who won Curtis vs Leblond?

Nicolas Leblond beat Ryan Curtis by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of Cage Warriors 153, on Saturday 29th April 2023 at 3Arena in Dublin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Curtis vs Leblond stats

Ryan Curtis stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Nicolas Leblond made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Nicolas Leblond marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Ryan Curtis' Cage Warriors record stood at 0-1-0, while Nicolas Leblond's came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested Curtis had a massive power advantage over Leblond, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Leblond's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Leblond had a massive advantage over Curtis, boasting a 50% submission rate over Curtis' 0%.

Ryan Curtis was the same age as Nicolas Leblond, at years old.

Curtis was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 7 months later than Leblond, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 21 less professional rounds, 12 to Leblond's 33.

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Leblond's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Curtis vs Leblond?

Ryan Curtis was a 9/5 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Nicolas Leblond made his way into the ring at 4/9 (-230) with oddsmakers.