Bookmakers made Justin Burlinson a slight favourite against James Sheehan when they square off in their contest on Saturday 26th April 2025 at Cage Warriors 188: Sheehan vs. Burlinson.
He is currently 4/5 (-130) to win the contest outright, while you can get 20/21 (-110) on James Sheehan if you fancy the slight upset.
That means that oddsmakers think there is 52% chance of Burlinson winning while giving Sheehan a 48% chance.
Burlinson opened as the favourite at 4/5 (-130).
Sheehan opened at 20/21 (-110).
The fight is scheduled for 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means both fighters will have to make the weight limit of 170 pounds (11.9 stones or 77.27 KG) on the day of the weigh-in.
This contest is for the Cage Warriors Welterweight championship.
Full Cage Warriors 188: Sheehan vs. Burlinson Odds
Main Event
Justin Burlinson is currently 4/5 (-130) to beat James Sheehan, while Sheehan is currently 20/21 (-110) to win if you fancy the slight upset.
James Webb is made a favourite at 4/6 (-150) to come out the victor in a fight against John Allan, while Allan is currently 11/10 (+110) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Main Card
Paddy McCorry sits at 1/10 (-1000) to win against Ghassan Abdenabi, while Abdenabi is currently 5/1 (+500) to win if you fancy the big upset.
Solomon Simon is marked at 2/11 (-560) to be victorious against Cristian Iorga, while Iorga is currently 7/2 (+350) to win if you fancy the big upset.
Maximus Lally is currently 4/11 (-280) to defeat Alexis Tsarmantidis, while Tsarmantidis is currently 2/1 (+200) to win if you fancy the upset.
Prelims
Adam Darby is made a favourite at 2/7 (-340) to beat Tomasz Langowski, while Langowski is currently 12/5 (+240) to win if you fancy the upset.
Keith Keogh sits at 1/12 (-1200) to come out the victor in a fight against Joe Doyle, while Doyle is currently 11/2 (+550) to win if you fancy the massive upset.
Chasen Blair is marked at 2/11 (-560) to win against Diego Visanzay, while Visanzay is currently 7/2 (+350) to win if you fancy the big upset.
Conor McCarthy is currently 1/10 (-1000) to be victorious against Joshua Onwordi, while Onwordi is currently 5/1 (+500) to win if you fancy the big upset.
Eimear Darcy is made a favourite at 1/14 (-1400) to defeat Daniela Sanches, while Sanches is currently 6/1 (+600) to win if you fancy the massive upset.
Alexander O’Sullivan sits at 1/33 (-3300) to beat Daire Toman, while Toman is currently 9/1 (+900) to win if you fancy the massive upset.
Leon Armes is marked at 5/6 (-120) to come out the victor in a fight against Scott Harvey, while Harvey is currently 10/11 (-110) to win if you fancy the slight upset.
Matthew Elliott is currently 5/6 (-120) to win against Kenny Mokhonoana, while Mokhonoana is currently 10/11 (-110) to win if you fancy the slight upset.
Sheehan vs Burlinson Head To Head
James Sheehan steps into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.
Justin Burlinson will make his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.
The stats suggest Sheehan has a slight advantage in power over Burlinson, with a 25% knock out percentage over Burlinson's 22%.
James Sheehan is the younger man by 27 years, at years old.
Sheehan is arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2017, 14 days later than Burlinson, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 8 more professional rounds, 28 to Burlinson's 20.
Sheehan vs Burlinson betting form
Sheehan has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.
In his last fight, he won against Daniel Konrad at Cage Warriors 170: Sheehan vs. Konrad on 6th April 2024 by submission in the 4th round at Simmonscourt Ros, Dublin, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had beaten Olli Santalahti at Cage Warriors 161 – Dublin on 14th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland.
Going into that contest, he had lost to Oban Elliott at Cage Warriors 153 on 29th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena, Dublin, United Kingdom.
Before that, he had defeated Jamie Richardson at Cage Warriors 145 on 4th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Indigo at the O2, London.
He was victorious against Martin Causse at Cage Warriors 140 on 25th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at SSE Arena, Belfast.
Burlinson has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight, he beat Theodor Berggren at Cage Warriors 181: Hardwick vs. Lopes on 23rd November 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had beaten Jamie Richardson at Cage Warriors 150 on 17th March 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Indigo at The O2, London.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Rhys McKee at Cage Warriors 140 on 25th June 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round in their Cage Warriors Welterweight championship fight at SSE Arena, Belfast.
Before that, he had defeated Daniel Skibinski at Cage Warriors 135 on 1st April 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at BEC Arena, Manchester.
He was victorious against David Bear at Cage Warriors 124 on 25th June 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, London.
Who's been more active?
In terms of recent activity, James Sheehan has been fighting more than Justin Burlinson.
James Sheehan last fought 1 year and 18 days ago, while Justin Burlinson's last outing was 5 months and 1 day ago.
Sheehan's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 30 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.
Burlinson's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 30 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.
What’s the Latest Time I Can Bet on Sheehan vs Burlinson Pre Fight?
The fighters are expected to walk out at around 1:00 AM UTC , which is 9:00 PM EST or 6:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:00 AM BST in the UK.
