Mastrogiacomo vs Riva

Who won Mastrogiacomo vs Riva?

Giuseppe Mastrogiacomo beat Valentino Riva by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of Cage Warriors 162 – Rome, on Saturday 28th October 2023 at Fiera Roma in Rome.

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).

Mastrogiacomo vs Riva stats

Giuseppe Mastrogiacomo stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 3 wins, zero losses and 0 draws and 2 by submission.

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

This was Giuseppe Mastrogiacomo's 4th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

Giuseppe Mastrogiacomo's Cage Warriors record stood at 3-1-0, while Valentino Riva's came in at 0-2-0.

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

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mastrogiacomo had a massive advantage over Riva, boasting a 67% submission rate over Riva's 0%.

Giuseppe Mastrogiacomo was the same age as Valentino Riva, at years old.

Mastrogiacomo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2023, 1 year and 3 months later than Riva, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 14 to Riva's 16.

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What were the odds on Mastrogiacomo vs Riva?

Giuseppe Mastrogiacomo was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Valentino Riva made his way into the ring at 17/10 (+170) with oddsmakers.