Borando vs Elliott

Who won Borando vs Elliott?

Matthew Elliott beat Luca Borando by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of Cage Warriors 174, on Saturday 20th July 2024 at Indigo At The O2 in London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Borando vs Elliott stats

Luca Borando stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 4 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Matthew Elliott made his way to the cage with a record of 3 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 1 by submission.

This was Luca Borando's 5th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Matthew Elliott marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Luca Borando's Cage Warriors record stood at 4-1-0, while Matthew Elliott's came in at 4-1-0.

The stats suggested Borando had a massive power advantage over Elliott, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Elliott's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Elliott had a slight advantage over Borando, with a 33% submission rate over Borando's 25%.

Luca Borando was the same age as Matthew Elliott, at years old.

Borando was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2022, 1 year and 2 months later than Elliott, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 16 to Elliott's 16.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Luca Borando had been fighting more than Matthew Elliott.

Going to this contest, Luca Borando had last fought 1 year, 7 months and 26 days ago, while Matthew Elliott's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 1 day ago.

Borando's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 1 month. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Elliott's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Borando vs Elliott?

Luca Borando was a 5/7 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Matthew Elliott made his way into the ring at 21/20 (+100) with oddsmakers.