Sheehan vs Santalahti

Who won Sheehan vs Santalahti?

James Sheehan beat Olli Santalahti by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Cage Warriors 161 – Dublin, on Saturday 14th October 2023 at 3Arena in Dublin.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner James Sheehan.

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).

Sheehan vs Santalahti stats

James Sheehan stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Olli Santalahti made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was James Sheehan's 11th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Olli Santalahti marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

James Sheehan's Cage Warriors record stood at 7-4-0, while Olli Santalahti's came in at 2-4-0.

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

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Santalahti had a slight advantage over Sheehan, with a 42% submission rate over Sheehan's 33%.

James Sheehan was the younger man by 31 years, at years old.

Sheehan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 years and 4 months later than Santalahti, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 22 less professional rounds, 32 to Santalahti's 54.

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Sheehan's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Sheehan vs Santalahti?

James Sheehan was a 1/3 (-300) favourite going into the contest, while Olli Santalahti made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+230) with oddsmakers.