Powell vs Ladero

Who won Powell vs Ladero?

Simeon Powell beat Daniel Ladero by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of PFL Europe 3 – 2023 Playoffs, on Saturday 30th September 2023 at Zenith Paris La Villette in Paris.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Simeon Powell.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Powell vs Ladero stats

Simeon Powell stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Daniel Ladero made his way to the cage with a record of 3 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws and 3 by submission.

This was Simeon Powell's 6th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Simeon Powell's PFL record stood at 5-1-0, while Daniel Ladero's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Powell had a massive power advantage over Ladero, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Ladero's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ladero had a massive advantage over Powell, boasting a 100% submission rate over Powell's 38%.

Simeon Powell was the older man by 26 years, at 26 years old.

Powell was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in , 6 years and 1 month earlier than Ladero, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 22 to Ladero's 10.

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Powell's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Ladero's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 4 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Powell vs Ladero?

Simeon Powell was a 1/14 (-1400) favourite going into the contest, while Daniel Ladero made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.