Kouadja vs Bonner

Who won Kouadja vs Bonner?

Matthew Bonner beat Joel Kouadja by submission in the 2nd round during the main event of Cage Warriors 137, on Friday 27th May 2022 at Charter Hall in Colchester.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Kouadja vs Bonner division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Kouadja vs Bonner stats

Joel Kouadja stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Matthew Bonner made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Joel Kouadja's Cage Warriors record stood at 0-1-0, while Matthew Bonner's came in at 12-7-1.

The stats suggested Bonner had a large advantage in power over Kouadja, boasting a 27% knock out percentage over Kouadja's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bonner had a massive advantage over Kouadja, boasting a 36% submission rate over Kouadja's 0%.

Joel Kouadja was the younger man by 34 years, at years old.

Kouadja was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 8 years and 1 month earlier than Bonner, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 39 less professional rounds, 28 to Bonner's 67.

Kouadja vs Bonner form

Bonner had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Darren Stewart at Cage Warriors 156 on 1st July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Vale Sports Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Guilherme Cadena at Cage Warriors 151 on 24th March 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at BT Sports Studio, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Alan Carlos at Cage Warriors 147 on 20th November 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at BT Sport Studio, London.

Before that, he had been beaten by Oban Elliott at Cage Warriors 142 on 13th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at EBBW Vale Centre, Wales.

He had defeated Joel Kouadja at Cage Warriors 137 on 27th May 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Charter Hall, Colchester, England.

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Bonner's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 1 month, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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