Gittins vs Sonmez

Who won Gittins vs Sonmez?

Liam Gittins beat Emrah Sonmez by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of Cage Warriors 123, on Thursday 24th June 2021 at York Hall in London.

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

Gittins vs Sonmez stats

Liam Gittins stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Emrah Sonmez made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Liam Gittins' 16th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Liam Gittins' Cage Warriors record stood at 11-4-0, while Emrah Sonmez's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Gittins had an advantage in power over Sonmez, with a 67% knock out percentage over Sonmez's 55%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sonmez had a slight advantage over Gittins, with a 27% submission rate over Gittins' 17%.

Liam Gittins was the younger man by 33 years, at years old.

Sonmez had a height advantage of 4 inches over Gittins.

Gittins was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 4 years and 6 months later than Sonmez, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 40 to Sonmez's 30.

Gittins vs Sonmez form

Gittins had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Faisal Malik at Cage Warriors 146 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Bec Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Edward Walls at Cage Warriors 135 on 1st April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at BEC Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Kingsley Crawford at Cage Warriors 131 on 10th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at London, England.

Before that, he had been beaten by Gerardo Fanny at Cage Warriors 128 on 1st October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, London.

He had defeated Emrah Sonmez at Cage Warriors 123 on 24th June 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Gittins' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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