Davies vs Shelley

Who won Davies vs Shelley?

Ieuan Davies beat Adam Shelley by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of Cage Warriors 175, on Thursday 25th July 2024 at BEC Arena in Manchester.

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).

Davies vs Shelley stats

Ieuan Davies stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 4 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Adam Shelley made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Ieuan Davies' 3rd fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Adam Shelley marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Ieuan Davies' Cage Warriors record stood at 3-0-0, while Adam Shelley's came in at 5-3-0.

The stats suggested Shelley had an advantage in power over Davies, with a 40% knock out percentage over Davies' 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Davies had a massive advantage over Shelley, boasting a 75% submission rate over Shelley's 0%.

Ieuan Davies was the same age as Adam Shelley, at years old.

Davies was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 3 years and 5 months later than Shelley, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 17 less professional rounds, 6 to Shelley's 23.

Davies vs Shelley form

Shelley had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Matthew Camilleri at Cage Warriors 160 – Manchester on 29th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at BEC Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Muhammed Kir Ahmet at Cage Warriors 153 on 29th April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at 3Arena, Dublin.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ndiaye El Hadji at Cage Warriors 145 on 4th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Indigo at the O2, London.

Before that, he had lost to James Power at Cage Warriors 140 on 25th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at SSE Arena, Belfast.

He was victorious against Steven Hooper at Cage Warriors 135 on 1st April 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

Davies' last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Shelley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Davies vs Shelley?

Ieuan Davies was a 8/15 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Adam Shelley made his way into the ring at 11/8 (+140) with oddsmakers.