Cerilli vs Grishenko

Who won Cerilli vs Grishenko?

Kirill Grishenko beat Mauro Cerilli by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of ONE 171, on Thursday 20th February 2025 at Lusail Sports Arena in Lusail.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Cerilli vs Grishenko stats

Mauro Cerilli stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Kirill Grishenko made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Mauro Cerilli's 7th fight in the One Championship, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Kirill Grishenko marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Mauro Cerilli's One Championship record stood at 3-4-0, while Kirill Grishenko's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Cerilli had an advantage in power over Grishenko, with a 67% knock out percentage over Grishenko's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Grishenko had a slight advantage over Cerilli, with a 17% submission rate over Cerilli's 7%.

Mauro Cerilli was the older man by 42 years, at 42 years old.

Grishenko had a height advantage of 2 inches over Cerilli.

Cerilli was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 8 years and 6 months earlier than Grishenko, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, 35 to Grishenko's 15.

Cerilli vs Grishenko form

Mauro Cerilli had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Paul Elliott at ONE Fight Night 14 on 29th September 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Previous to that, he had lost to Amir Aliakbari at ONE Championship 161 on 26th August 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Abdulbasir Vagabov at ONE Championship – Unbreakable 2 on 29th January 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Before that, he had been beaten by Arjan Bhullar at ONE Championship – Century – Part 2 on 13th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan.

He had defeated Alain Ngalani at ONE Championship – Reign of Valor on 8th March 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Thuwunna Indoor Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar.

Grishenko had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Ji Won Kang at ONE Fight Night 23 on 5th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Marcus Buchecha at ONE Championship 161 on 26th August 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Anatoly Malykhin at ONE Championship on 11th February 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Before that, he had won against Dustin Joynson at ONE Championship – NextGen on 29th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

He had beaten Oumar Kane at ONE on TNT 4 on 28th April 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kirill Grishenko had been fighting more than Mauro Cerilli.

Going to this contest, Mauro Cerilli had last fought 1 year, 8 months and 30 days ago, while Kirill Grishenko's last outing had been 11 months and 23 days ago.

Cerilli's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Grishenko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 2 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Cerilli vs Grishenko start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:10 PM UTC , which was 10:10 AM EST or 7:10 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:10 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Cerilli vs Grishenko?

Mauro Cerilli was a 7/2 (+420) underdog going into the contest, while Kirill Grishenko made his way into the ring at 2/11 (-710) with oddsmakers.