Bungard vs Girlean

Who won Bungard vs Girlean?

Dumitru Girlean beat Chris Bungard by submission in the 2nd round during the main event of Cage Warriors 171, on Saturday 20th April 2024 at Braehead Arena in Glasgow.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Bungard vs Girlean stats

Chris Bungard stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Dumitru Girlean made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Chris Bungard's 7th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Dumitru Girlean marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Chris Bungard's Cage Warriors record stood at 4-3-0, while Dumitru Girlean's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Girlean had a massive power advantage over Bungard, boasting a 57% knock out percentage over Bungard's 26%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bungard had a slight advantage over Girlean, with a 53% submission rate over Girlean's 43%.

Chris Bungard was the older man by 6 years, at 36 years old.

Bungard was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 11 months earlier than Girlean, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 34 more professional rounds, 54 to Girlean's 20.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Dumitru Girlean had been fighting more than Chris Bungard.

Going to this contest, Chris Bungard had last fought 2 years, 10 months and 14 days ago, while Dumitru Girlean's last outing had been 1 year, 7 months and 30 days ago.

Bungard's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

Girlean's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Bungard vs Girlean?

Chris Bungard was a 6/5 (+120) underdog going into the contest, while Dumitru Girlean made his way into the ring at 8/13 (-160) with oddsmakers.