Bungard vs Leisans

Who won Bungard vs Leisans?

Chris Bungard beat Arturs Leisans by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of Cage Warriors 187, on Saturday 19th April 2025 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 Leisans stats

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

Arturs Leisans made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Chris Bungard's 7th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Arturs Leisans marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

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

The stats suggested Leisans had a massive power advantage over Bungard, boasting a 78% knock out percentage over Bungard's 26%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bungard had a massive advantage over Leisans, boasting a 53% submission rate over Leisans' 11%.

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

Bungard was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 2 months earlier than Leisans, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, 54 to Leisans' 30.

Bungard vs Leisans form

Chris Bungard had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Andrey Augusto at Cage Warriors 176: Hardwick vs. Iorga on 7th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Braehead Arena, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Dumitru Girlean at Cage Warriors 171 on 20th April 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at Braehead Arena, Glasgow.

Going into that contest, he had won against Perry Andre Goodwin at Cage Warriors 164: Stanton vs. Bellandi on 25th November 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle.

Before that, he had beaten Gavin Hughes at Cage Warriors 152 on 15th April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at BEC Arena, Manchester.

He had been defeated by George Hardwick at Cage Warriors 147 on 20th November 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at BT Sport Studio, London.

Activity check

Bungard's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Bungard vs Leisans start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:10 PM UTC , which was 5:10 PM EST or 2:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:10 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Bungard vs Leisans?

Chris Bungard was a 1/6 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Arturs Leisans made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+400) with oddsmakers.