Borando vs Machado

Who won Borando vs Machado?

Luca Borando beat Wesley Machado by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of Cage Warriors 163, on Saturday 11th November 2023 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 Machado stats

Luca Borando stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 3 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Wesley Machado made his way to the cage with a record of 3 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Luca Borando's 3rd fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Wesley Machado marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Luca Borando's Cage Warriors record stood at 2-1-0, while Wesley Machado's came in at 0-4-0.

The stats suggested that Borando and Machado have similar power, both with a 33% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Machado had a massive advantage over Borando, boasting a 67% submission rate over Borando's 33%.

Luca Borando was the same age as Wesley Machado, at years old.

Borando was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 9 years later than Machado, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 6 less professional rounds, 11 to Machado's 17.

Activity check

Machado's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Borando vs Machado?

Luca Borando was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Wesley Machado made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.