Ambler vs Tchamou

Who won Ambler vs Tchamou?

Michael Tchamou beat Joe Ambler by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of Cage Warriors 172, on Saturday 25th May 2024 at Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Ambler vs Tchamou stats

Joe Ambler stepped into the octagon with a record of 1 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 1 by submission.

Michael Tchamou made his way to the cage with a record of 3 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Joe Ambler's 1st fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Michael Tchamou marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Joe Ambler's Cage Warriors record stood at 0-1-0, while Michael Tchamou's came in at 4-4-0.

The stats suggested Tchamou had a massive power advantage over Ambler, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Ambler's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ambler had a massive advantage over Tchamou, boasting a 100% submission rate over Tchamou's 0%.

Joe Ambler was the younger man by 33 years, at years old.

Ambler was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2023, 1 year and 11 months later than Tchamou, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 3 to Tchamou's 12.

Ambler vs Tchamou form

Michael Tchamou had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Carlos Graca at Cage Warriors 164: Stanton vs. Bellandi on 25th November 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Naglis Kanisauskas at Cage Warriors 151 on 24th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round at BT Sports Studio, London.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Will Currie at Cage Warriors 147 on 20th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at BT Sport Studio, London.

Before that, he had won against Glenn Irvine at Cage Warriors 140 on 25th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at SSE Arena, Belfast.

He had beaten Piotr Chmielecki at Cage Warriors 136 on 2nd April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

Tchamou's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

What time did Ambler vs Tchamou start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 7:00 PM UTC , which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Ambler vs Tchamou?

Joe Ambler was a 1/2 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Michael Tchamou made his way into the ring at 6/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.