Riley vs Malta

Who won Riley vs Malta?

Luke Riley beat Matheus Malta by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Cage Warriors 157, on Friday 21st July 2023 at Indigo At The O2 in London.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Luke Riley.

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).

Riley vs Malta stats

Luke Riley stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Matheus Malta made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Luke Riley's Cage Warriors record stood at 9-0-0, while Matheus Malta's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Riley had a massive power advantage over Malta, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Malta's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Malta had a massive advantage over Riley, boasting a 50% submission rate over Riley's 0%.

Luke Riley was the younger man by 29 years, at years old.

Riley was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 years and 2 months later than Malta, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 14 less professional rounds, 18 to Malta's 32.

Riley vs Malta form

Riley remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Karol Kutyla at Cage Warriors 146 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Bec Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Cheriff Larossi at Cage Warriors 142 on 13th August 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at EBBW Vale Centre, Wales.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jack Eglin at Cage Warriors 136 on 2nd April 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at BEC Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Before that, he was victorious against Yuki Angdembe at Cage Warriors 131 on 10th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at London, England.

He had won against Kamil Wincenciak at Cage Warriors 128 on 1st October 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at York Hall, London.

Activity check

Riley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Riley vs Malta?

Luke Riley was a 2/13 (-670) favourite going into the contest, while Matheus Malta made his way into the ring at 19/5 (+380) with oddsmakers.