Darby vs Jakobs

Who won Darby vs Jakobs?

Adam Darby beat Thorsten Jakobs by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of Cage Warriors 163, on Saturday 11th November 2023 at Indigo At The O2 in London.

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).

Darby vs Jakobs stats

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

Thorsten Jakobs made his way to the cage with a record of 3 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Adam Darby's 5th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Adam Darby's Cage Warriors record stood at 4-1-0, while Thorsten Jakobs' came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Darby had an advantage in power over Jakobs, with a 50% knock out percentage over Jakobs' 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Jakobs had an advantage over Darby, with a 67% submission rate over Darby's 50%.

Adam Darby was the older man by 26 years, at 26 years old.

Darby's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Jakobs', having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 8 years earlier than Jakobs, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 7 to Jakobs' 7.

Activity check

Darby's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Darby vs Jakobs?

Adam Darby was a 1/6 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Thorsten Jakobs made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.