Shelley vs Bakkes

Who won Shelley vs Bakkes?

beat by submission in the 2nd round on Saturday 14th October 2023 at 3Arena in Dublin.

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).

Shelley vs Bakkes stats

stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Jordy Bakkes made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 1 of those win coming by knock out.

will be making their debut in Cage Warriors. Jordy Bakkes marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Jordy Bakkes' Cage Warriors record stood at 1-2-1.

The stats suggested had an advantage in power over Bakkes, with a 33% knock out percentage over Bakkes' 20%.

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

was the younger man by 30 years, at years old.

was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 7 years and 3 months earlier than Bakkes, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 28 less professional rounds, 0 to Bakkes' 28.

Shelley vs Bakkes form

remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Tobias Harila at Cage Warriors 153 on 29th April 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at 3Arena, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Josh Reed at Cage Warriors 145 on 4th November 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Indigo at the O2, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Matthew Elliott at Cage Warriors 140 on 25th June 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, Belfast.

Before that, he had defeated Magdi Gereev at Cage Warriors 135 on 1st April 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

He was victorious against Liam Molloy at Cage Warriors 127 on 30th September 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at York Hall, London, England.

Activity check

's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Bakkes' last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Shelley vs Bakkes?

was a 4/9 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Jordy Bakkes made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.