Pagliariccio vs Creasey

Who won Pagliariccio vs Creasey?

Sam Creasey beat Tanio Pagliariccio by submission 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 Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Pagliariccio vs Creasey stats

Tanio Pagliariccio stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws and 3 by submission.

Sam Creasey made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Sam Creasey marked his 18th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Tanio Pagliariccio's Cage Warriors record stood at 1-3-0, while Sam Creasey's came in at 13-5-0.

The stats suggested Creasey had a large advantage in power over Pagliariccio, boasting a 29% knock out percentage over Pagliariccio's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Creasey had a slight advantage over Pagliariccio, with a 41% submission rate over Pagliariccio's 38%.

Tanio Pagliariccio was the younger man by 11 years, at 26 years old.

Pagliariccio had a height advantage of 1 inch over Creasey.

Pagliariccio was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 4 years later than Creasey, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 30 less professional rounds, 27 to Creasey's 57.

Pagliariccio vs Creasey form

Sam Creasey had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Michelangelo Lupoli at Cage Warriors 154 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Fiera Roma, Rome, Italy.

Previous to that, he had lost to Shajidul Haque at Cage Warriors 148 on 31st December 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Indigo at the O2, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Stipe Brcic at Cage Warriors 142 on 13th August 2022 by submission in the 1st round in their Cage Warriors Flyweight championship fight at EBBW Vale Centre, Wales.

Before that, he had been beaten by Luke Shanks at Cage Warriors 132 on 11th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in their Cage Warriors Flyweight championship fight at London, England.

He had defeated Luke Shanks at Cage Warriors 129 on 2nd October 2021 by submission in the 3rd round in their Cage Warriors Flyweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

Activity check

Pagliariccio's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Creasey's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Pagliariccio vs Creasey?

Tanio Pagliariccio was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Sam Creasey made his way into the ring at 7/10 (-140) with oddsmakers.