Elliott vs Riva

Who won Elliott vs Riva?

Matthew Elliott beat Valentino Riva by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of Cage Warriors 170, on Saturday 6th April 2024 at Simmonscourt Ros in Dublin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Elliott vs Riva stats

Matthew Elliott stepped into the octagon with a record of 2 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Valentino Riva made his way to the cage with a record of 3 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out.

This was Matthew Elliott's 5th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Matthew Elliott's Cage Warriors record stood at 4-1-0, while Valentino Riva's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Riva had a massive power advantage over Elliott, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Elliott's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Elliott and Riva would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Matthew Elliott was the same age as Valentino Riva, at years old.

Elliott was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 9 months earlier than Riva, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 16 to Riva's 16.

Activity check

Elliott's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Elliott vs Riva?

Matthew Elliott was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Valentino Riva made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.