Maia vs Loof

Who won Maia vs Loof?

Weslley Maia beat Alexander Loof by submission in the 1st round during the main card of Cage Warriors 180, on Friday 15th November 2024 at Indigo At The O2 in London.

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).

Maia vs Loof stats

Weslley Maia stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Alexander Loof made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Weslley Maia's 8th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Alexander Loof marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Weslley Maia's Cage Warriors record stood at 4-4-0, while Alexander Loof's came in at 2-3-0.

The stats suggested Maia had a large advantage in power over Loof, boasting a 56% knock out percentage over Loof's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Maia had a large advantage over Loof, boasting a 22% submission rate over Loof's 0%.

Weslley Maia was the younger man by 27 years, at years old.

Loof had a height advantage of 2 inches over Maia.

Maia was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 7 years and 8 months earlier than Loof, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 33 to Loof's 29.

Maia vs Loof form

Weslley Maia had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Shirzad Qadrian at Cage Warriors 174 on 20th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Indigo At The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Lewis McGrillen-Evans at PFL Europe 4: 2023 Championships on 8th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Shirzad Qadrian at Cage Warriors 157 on 21st July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Indigo At The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Bogdan Barbu at Cage Warriors 150 on 17th March 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Indigo at The O2, London.

He had been beaten by Rory Evans at Cage Warriors 127 on 30th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at York Hall, London, England.

Activity check

Maia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Loof's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Maia vs Loof start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:10 PM UTC , which was 5:10 PM EST or 2:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:10 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Maia vs Loof?

Weslley Maia was a 4/6 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Alexander Loof made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.