Patrizi vs Girlean

Who won Patrizi vs Girlean?

Dumitru Girlean beat Simone Patrizi by submission in the 3rd round during the main event of Cage Warriors 162 – Rome, on Saturday 28th October 2023 at Fiera Roma in Rome.

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).

Patrizi vs Girlean stats

Simone Patrizi stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Dumitru Girlean made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Simone Patrizi's 4th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Dumitru Girlean marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Simone Patrizi's Cage Warriors record stood at 2-2-0, while Dumitru Girlean's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Girlean had an advantage in power over Patrizi, with a 67% knock out percentage over Patrizi's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Girlean had an advantage over Patrizi, with a 33% submission rate over Patrizi's 17%.

Simone Patrizi was the same age as Dumitru Girlean, at 30 years old.

Patrizi's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Girlean's, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 1 month earlier than Girlean, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 21 to Girlean's 20.

Activity check

Girlean's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 4 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 Patrizi vs Girlean?

Simone Patrizi was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Dumitru Girlean made his way into the ring at 1/3 (-300) with oddsmakers.