Wilson vs Lilley

Who won Wilson vs Lilley?

Damon Wilson beat Ryan Lilley by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of Cage Warriors 182, on Friday 13th December 2024 at Sycuan Casino Resort in San Diego.

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).

Wilson vs Lilley stats

Damon Wilson stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Ryan Lilley made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Damon Wilson's 10th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Ryan Lilley marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Damon Wilson's Cage Warriors record stood at 8-2-0, while Ryan Lilley's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Wilson had a slight advantage in power over Lilley, with a 57% knock out percentage over Lilley's 55%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lilley had a massive advantage over Wilson, boasting a 36% submission rate over Wilson's 0%.

Damon Wilson was the younger man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Wilson had a height advantage of 2 inches over Lilley.

Wilson was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 9 years and 2 months earlier than Lilley, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 22 less professional rounds, 21 to Lilley's 43.

Wilson vs Lilley form

Wilson had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Brandon Carrillo at Cage Warriors 173: Reis vs. Souza on 7th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sycuan Casino Resort, San Diego, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to John De Jesus at Cage Warriors 155 on 2nd June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sycuan Casino Resort, San Diego.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Shawn Johnson at Cage Warriors 149 on 3rd March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sycuan Casino Resort, San Diego.

Before that, he had been beaten by Tobias Harila at Cage Warriors 148 on 31st December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Indigo at the O2, London, United Kingdom.

He had defeated James Settle at Cage Warriors 143 on 23rd September 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Humphrey's by The Bay, San Diego, United States.

Activity check

Wilson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Lilley's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 11 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Wilson vs Lilley start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:40 AM UTC , which was 10:40 PM EST or 7:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:40 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Wilson vs Lilley?

Damon Wilson was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Ryan Lilley made his way into the ring at 11/2 (+550) with oddsmakers.