McEwan vs Oliveira

Who won McEwan vs Oliveira?

Reece McEwan beat Leonardo de Oliveira by knockout in the 2nd round during the co-main event of Cage Warriors 156, on Saturday 1st July 2023 at Vale Sports Arena in Cardiff.

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).

McEwan vs Oliveira stats

Reece McEwan stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Leonardo de Oliveira made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Reece McEwan's 7th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Reece McEwan's Cage Warriors record stood at 5-2-0, while Leonardo de Oliveira's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested McEwan had a slight advantage in power over Oliveira, with a 17% knock out percentage over Oliveira's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested McEwan had a slight advantage over Oliveira, with a 67% submission rate over Oliveira's 63%.

Reece McEwan was the younger man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

McEwan had a height advantage of 3 inches over Oliveira.

McEwan's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Oliveira's, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 13 years and 9 months earlier than Oliveira, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 23 to Oliveira's 23.

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McEwan's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on McEwan vs Oliveira?

Reece McEwan was a 2/11 (-560) favourite going into the contest, while Leonardo de Oliveira made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.