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.

This was Luke Riley's 11th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Luke Riley's Cage Warriors record stood at 11-0-0, 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 11 less professional rounds, 21 to Malta's 32.

Activity check

Riley's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 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.