Cauley vs Polizzi

Who won Cauley vs Polizzi?

Sullivan Cauley beat Alex Polizzi by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of PFL 2025 World Tournament, on Thursday 1st May 2025 at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Cauley vs Polizzi stats

Sullivan Cauley stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Alex Polizzi made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Sullivan Cauley's 1st fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2025. Alex Polizzi marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Sullivan Cauley's PFL record stood at 1-0-0, while Alex Polizzi's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Cauley had a massive power advantage over Polizzi, boasting a 83% knock out percentage over Polizzi's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Polizzi had an advantage over Cauley, with a 36% submission rate over Cauley's 17%.

Sullivan Cauley was the younger man by 33 years, at years old.

Cauley had a height advantage of 1 inch over Polizzi. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Cauley was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 2 years and 3 months later than Polizzi, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 27 less professional rounds, 8 to Polizzi's 35.

Cauley vs Polizzi form

Cauley had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Hamza Salim at Bellator 298 – Storley vs. Ward on 11th August 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Luke Trainer at Bellator 293 on 31st March 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jay Radick at Bellator 288 on 18th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Before that, he had defeated Tyson Jeffries at Bellator 284 on 12th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

He was victorious against Ben Parrish at Bellator 273 on 29th January 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Alex Polizzi had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Ant nio Carlos J nior at PFL 5: 2024 Regular Season on 21st June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Impa Kasanganay at PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season on 12th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Yoel Romero at Bellator 280 on 6th May 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, he had beaten Jose Augusto Azevedo at Bellator 276 on 11th March 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at The Family Arena, St. Louis, United States.

He had defeated Grant Neal at Bellator 266 on 18th September 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at SAP Center, San Jose.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sullivan Cauley had been fighting more than Alex Polizzi.

Going to this contest, Sullivan Cauley had last fought 1 year, 8 months and 26 days ago, while Alex Polizzi's last outing had been 10 months and 16 days ago.

Cauley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Polizzi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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