Bookmakers made Luke Riley a big favourite against Tariel Abbasov when they square off in their contest on Saturday 15th March 2025 at Cage Warriors 185: Riley vs. Abbasov.
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He is currently 1/8 (-770) to win the contest outright, while you can get 9/2 (+450) on Tariel Abbasov if you fancy the big upset.
That means that oddsmakers think there is 83% chance of Riley winning while giving Abbasov a 17% chance.
Riley opened as the favourite at 1/8 (-770).
Abbasov opened at 9/2 (+450).
The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means both fighters will have to make the weight limit of 145 pounds (10.15 stones or 65.91 KG) on the day of the weigh-in.
Full Cage Warriors 185: Riley vs. Abbasov Odds
Main Event
Luke Riley is currently 1/8 (-770) to beat Tariel Abbasov, while Abbasov is currently 9/2 (+450) to win if you fancy the big upset.
Main Card
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Riley vs Abbasov Head To Head
Luke Riley steps into the octagon with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Tariel Abbasov will make his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 7 by submission.
The stats suggest Riley has a massive power advantage over Abbasov, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Abbasov's 11%.
Luke Riley is the same age as Tariel Abbasov, at years old.
Riley is arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 1 year and 2 months earlier than Abbasov, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He has fought 3 less professional rounds, 18 to Abbasov's 21.
Riley vs Abbasov betting form
Riley remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he won against Alexandre Junior at Cage Warriors 178 on 21st September 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at BEC Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had beaten Alexander Loof at Cage Warriors 160 – Manchester on 29th September 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at BEC Arena, Manchester.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Matheus Malta at Cage Warriors 157 on 21st July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Indigo At The O2, London.
Before that, he was victorious against Kallum Parker at Cage Warriors 152 on 15th April 2023 by unanimous decision in the 3rd round at BEC Arena, Manchester.
He had won against Karol Kutyla at Cage Warriors 146 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Bec Arena, Manchester.
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Riley's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 1 day, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.