Duncan vs Dimitrov

Who won Duncan vs Dimitrov?

Christian Leroy Duncan beat Marian Dimitrov by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of Cage Warriors 146, on Saturday 12th November 2022 at Bec Arena in Manchester.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Duncan vs Dimitrov stats

Christian Leroy Duncan stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Marian Dimitrov made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Christian Leroy Duncan's 7th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020.

Christian Leroy Duncan's Cage Warriors record stood at 7-0-0, while Marian Dimitrov's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Dimitrov had a slight advantage in power over Duncan, with a 70% knock out percentage over Duncan's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Duncan had an advantage over Dimitrov, with a 17% submission rate over Dimitrov's 0%.

Christian Leroy Duncan was the older man by 29 years, at 29 years old.

Duncan had a height advantage of 3 inches over Dimitrov.

Duncan was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 4 years and 6 months later than Dimitrov, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 27 to Dimitrov's 23.

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Duncan's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Duncan vs Dimitrov?

Christian Leroy Duncan was a 2/11 (-560) favourite going into the contest, while Marian Dimitrov made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.