Ewen vs Pacella

Who won Ewen vs Pacella?

Claudio Pacella beat Mark Ewen by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of PFL Europe 2, on Saturday 8th June 2024 at Utilita Arena in Newcastle.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Claudio Pacella.

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).

Ewen vs Pacella stats

Mark Ewen stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

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

This was Mark Ewen's 1st fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Claudio Pacella marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Mark Ewen's PFL record stood at 0-1-0, while Claudio Pacella's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Pacella had an advantage in power over Ewen, with a 100% knock out percentage over Ewen's 80%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ewen had an advantage over Pacella, with a 20% submission rate over Pacella's 0%.

Mark Ewen was the same age as Claudio Pacella, at years old.

Ewen was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2021, 1 month later than Pacella, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 6 less professional rounds, 12 to Pacella's 18.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Claudio Pacella had been fighting more than Mark Ewen.

Going to this contest, Mark Ewen had last fought 1 year, 5 months and 18 days ago, while Claudio Pacella's last outing had been 1 year and 6 days ago.

What were the odds on Ewen vs Pacella?

Mark Ewen was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Claudio Pacella made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.