Prins vs Ruggeri

Who won Prins vs Ruggeri?

Giuseppe Ruggeri beat Orlando Wilson Prins by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of Cage Warriors 183, on Saturday 8th March 2025 at PalaPellicone 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).

Prins vs Ruggeri stats

Orlando Wilson Prins stepped into the octagon with a record of 4 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Giuseppe Ruggeri made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Orlando Wilson Prins' 6th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Giuseppe Ruggeri marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Orlando Wilson Prins' Cage Warriors record stood at 2-4-0, while Giuseppe Ruggeri's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested that Prins and Ruggeri have similar power, both with a 25% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Prins had a large advantage over Ruggeri, boasting a 50% submission rate over Ruggeri's 25%.

Orlando Wilson Prins was the younger man by 25 years, at years old.

Prins was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 4 years and 7 months later than Ruggeri, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 19 to Ruggeri's 22.

Prins vs Ruggeri form

Prins had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Harry Hardwick at Cage Warriors 172: Hardwick vs. Prins on 25th May 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round in their championship fight at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Bailey Gilbert at Cage Warriors 164: Stanton vs. Bellandi on 25th November 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Antonio Sheldon at Cage Warriors 152 on 15th April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at BEC Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had been beaten by Samuel Bark at Cage Warriors 148 on 31st December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Indigo at the O2, London.

He had been defeated by Tom Mearns at Cage Warriors 138 on 28th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Charter Hall, Colchester, England.

Activity check

Prins' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Ruggeri's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What time did Prins vs Ruggeri start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 6:00 PM UTC , which was 1:00 PM EST or 10:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Prins vs Ruggeri?

Orlando Wilson Prins was a 8/13 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Giuseppe Ruggeri made his way into the ring at 6/5 (+120) with oddsmakers.