McAleenan vs Mankinen

Who won McAleenan vs Mankinen?

Decky McAleenan beat Ville Mankinen by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card 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).

McAleenan vs Mankinen stats

Decky McAleenan stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Ville Mankinen made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Decky McAleenan's Cage Warriors record stood at 5-4-1, while Ville Mankinen's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested McAleenan had an advantage in power over Mankinen, with a 38% knock out percentage over Mankinen's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mankinen had a slight advantage over McAleenan, with a 60% submission rate over McAleenan's 50%.

Decky McAleenan was the older man by 33 years, at 33 years old.

McAleenan had a height advantage of 3 inches over Mankinen.

McAleenan was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 8 months earlier than Mankinen, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 30 to Mankinen's 23.

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McAleenan's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on McAleenan vs Mankinen?

Decky McAleenan was a 6/5 (+120) underdog going into the contest, while Ville Mankinen made his way into the ring at 8/13 (-160) with oddsmakers.