Naumann vs Kanisauskas

Who won Naumann vs Kanisauskas?

Naglis Kanisauskas beat Leon Naumann by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of Cage Warriors 175, on Thursday 25th July 2024 at BEC Arena in Manchester.

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).

Naumann vs Kanisauskas stats

Leon Naumann stepped into the octagon with a record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Naglis Kanisauskas made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Leon Naumann's 1st fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Naglis Kanisauskas marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Leon Naumann's Cage Warriors record stood at 0-1-0, while Naglis Kanisauskas' came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Naumann had a large advantage in power over Kanisauskas, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Kanisauskas' 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kanisauskas had a massive advantage over Naumann, boasting a 71% submission rate over Naumann's 25%.

Leon Naumann was the younger man by 24 years, at years old.

Naumann was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 4 months later than Kanisauskas, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 15 less professional rounds, 10 to Kanisauskas' 25.

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Kanisauskas' last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Naumann vs Kanisauskas?

Leon Naumann was a 12/5 (+240) underdog going into the contest, while Naglis Kanisauskas made his way into the ring at 2/7 (-340) with oddsmakers.