Deen vs Croden

Who won Deen vs Croden?

Melissa Croden beat Ashley Deen by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of LFA 195, on Friday 25th October 2024 at Dobson Arena in Vail.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Deen vs Croden stats

Ashley Deen stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Melissa Croden made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Ashley Deen's 2nd fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Melissa Croden marked her 3rd fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Ashley Deen's LFA record stood at 1-1-0, while Melissa Croden's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Croden had a large advantage in power over Deen, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Deen's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Deen had a large advantage over Croden, boasting a 50% submission rate over Croden's 20%.

Ashley Deen was the older man by 35 years, at 35 years old.

Croden had a height advantage of 5 inches over Deen. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Deen was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in , 5 years and 6 months earlier than Croden, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 29 to Croden's 22.

Activity check

Croden's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What time did Deen vs Croden start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:10 AM UTC , which was 11:10 PM EST or 8:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Deen vs Croden?

Ashley Deen was a 19/5 (+380) underdog going into the contest, while Melissa Croden made his way into the ring at 2/13 (-670) with oddsmakers.