Settle vs Bayduev

Who won Settle vs Bayduev?

Magomed Bayduev beat James Settle by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of Cage Warriors 173, on Friday 7th June 2024 at Sycuan Casino Resort in San Diego.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Settle vs Bayduev stats

James Settle stepped into the octagon with a record of 4 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Magomed Bayduev made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 1 win, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out.

This was James Settle's 7th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Magomed Bayduev will be making their debut in Cage Warriors.

James Settle's Cage Warriors record stood at 2-5-0.

The stats suggested Bayduev had a massive power advantage over Settle, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Settle's 50%.

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

James Settle was the older man by 9 years, at 32 years old.

Settle was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2018, 10 months earlier than Bayduev, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 27 more professional rounds, 28 to Bayduev's 1.

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Settle's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What time did Settle vs Bayduev start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:40 AM UTC , which was 9:40 PM EST or 6:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Settle vs Bayduev?

James Settle was a 11/2 (+550) underdog going into the contest, while Magomed Bayduev made his way into the ring at 1/10 (-1000) with oddsmakers.