Pereira vs Stewart

Who won Pereira vs Stewart?

Carlos Pereira beat Darren Stewart by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of Cage Warriors 169, on Saturday 30th March 2024 at Indigo At The O2 in London.

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).

Pereira vs Stewart stats

Carlos Pereira stepped into the octagon with a record of 35 wins, 12 losses and 1 draw, 21 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Darren Stewart made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Carlos Pereira's Cage Warriors record stood at 1-0-0, while Darren Stewart's came in at 8-3-0.

The stats suggested Pereira had a slight advantage in power over Stewart, with a 60% knock out percentage over Stewart's 56%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pereira had an advantage over Stewart, with a 26% submission rate over Stewart's 6%.

Carlos Pereira was the older man by 12 years, at 46 years old.

Stewart had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Pereira was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2002, 12 years and 2 months earlier than Stewart, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 76 to Stewart's 58.

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Stewart's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 5 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 were the odds on Pereira vs Stewart?

Carlos Pereira was a 11/4 (+280) underdog going into the contest, while Darren Stewart made his way into the ring at 1/4 (-400) with oddsmakers.