Currie vs Tchamou

Who won Currie vs Tchamou?

Will Currie beat Michael Tchamou by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of Cage Warriors 147, on Sunday 20th November 2022 at BT Sport Studio in London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Currie vs Tchamou stats

Will Currie stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Michael Tchamou made his way to the cage with a record of 3 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Will Currie's 11th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Michael Tchamou marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Will Currie's Cage Warriors record stood at 8-3-0, while Michael Tchamou's came in at 4-4-0.

The stats suggested Tchamou had a massive power advantage over Currie, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Currie's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Currie had a massive advantage over Tchamou, boasting a 63% submission rate over Tchamou's 0%.

Will Currie was the younger man by 7 years, at 26 years old.

Currie was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 years and 3 months earlier than Tchamou, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 30 to Tchamou's 12.

Currie vs Tchamou form

Currie had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Wallison Henrique at Cage Warriors 163: Brown vs. Bachar on 11th November 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Indigo At The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jorge Bueno at Cage Warriors 157 on 21st July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Indigo At The O2, London.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Mick Stanton at Cage Warriors 151 on 24th March 2023 by knockout in the 5th round at BT Sports Studio, London.

Before that, he had defeated Michael Tchamou at Cage Warriors 147 on 20th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at BT Sport Studio, London.

He was victorious against Naglis Kanisauskas at Cage Warriors 141 on 22nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 02 Arena, London, London, England.

Michael Tchamou had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been beaten by Naglis Kanisauskas at Cage Warriors 151 on 24th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round at BT Sports Studio, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Will Currie at Cage Warriors 147 on 20th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at BT Sport Studio, London.

Going into that contest, he had won against Glenn Irvine at Cage Warriors 140 on 25th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at SSE Arena, Belfast.

Before that, he had beaten Piotr Chmielecki at Cage Warriors 136 on 2nd April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

He had lost to Samir Kadi at Cage Warriors 131 on 10th December 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at London, England.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Will Currie had been fighting more than Michael Tchamou.

Going to this contest, Will Currie had last fought 1 year, 2 months and 2 days ago, while Michael Tchamou's last outing had been 1 year, 9 months and 20 days ago.

Currie's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Tchamou's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Currie vs Tchamou?

Will Currie was a 1/3 (-300) favourite going into the contest, while Michael Tchamou made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+230) with oddsmakers.