Blundell vs Aronov

Who won Blundell vs Aronov?

Rafael Aronov beat Danny Blundell by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of Cage Warriors 186, on Friday 21st March 2025 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).

Blundell vs Aronov stats

Danny Blundell stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Rafael Aronov made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Danny Blundell's 2nd fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Rafael Aronov marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Danny Blundell's Cage Warriors record stood at 0-2-0, while Rafael Aronov's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Aronov had an advantage in power over Blundell, with a 33% knock out percentage over Blundell's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Blundell and Aronov would have been pretty equal, both with a 67% submission rate.

Danny Blundell was the same age as Rafael Aronov, at years old.

Blundell was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 5 months earlier than Aronov, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 15 to Aronov's 16.

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Aronov's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Blundell vs Aronov?

Danny Blundell was a 41/20 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Rafael Aronov made his way into the ring at 33/100 (-300) with oddsmakers.