Settle vs Mitchell Result: Mitchell wins by UD · Cage Warriors 159, Fri, Sep 8, 2023

Cage WarriorsCage Warriors 159: San Diego

James Settle

“King” · 5-7-0

KOSUBTKO

RESULT

Unanimous Decision

ROUND 3 · 5:00

Featherweight5 rounds scheduled

Full card

Brian MitchellWIN

“Hollywood” · 7-2-0

TKOUDUD

Friday, September 8, 2023Sycuan Casino Resort, San Diego, United States

Brian Mitchell defeated James Settle by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (05:00) in the Featherweight bout of Cage Warriors 159: San Diego, held Friday, September 8, 2023 at Sycuan Casino Resort, San Diego. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 30-27, Brian Mitchell won the decision.

The result

Brian MitchellWIN

def. James Settle

Unanimous Decision

Round 3 · 05:00

Judges29-2829-2830-27

Referee: Raphael Davis
Time format: 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

James SettleBrian Mitchell

43%Power Index✓ Called it57%

15%Market · 6 sportsbooks✓ Called it85%

Model opinion, not betting advice. 18+. See the full Power Index

Betting Odds

Average moneyline across 6 sportsbooks.

James Settle

+508

16% implied win probability · Open: +408

Brian Mitchell

-875

90% implied win probability · Open: -628

Every sportsbook is in the Odds tab.

What happened

Brian Mitchell out-landed James Settle 67 to 42 in significant strikes.
James Settle controlled Brian Mitchell for 1:55 of the fight.

Tale of the tape

5-7-0

Record

7-2-0

Age

5'11" · 180 cm

Height

5'6" · 168 cm

71" · 180 cm

Reach

66" · 168 cm

Win Streak

1538

Power Index

1587

1-4

Last 5

4-1

Green marks the edge where one exists: younger, taller, longer, the streak, the higher rating and the better recent form. Record and stance are facts, not edges.

Fight totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

James SettleBrian Mitchell

Knockdowns

Significant strikes

185

Total strikes

175

0 / 0

Takedowns

0 / 0

1:55

Control time

0:43

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

James SettleBrian Mitchell

1433%

Head

3958%

614%

Body

34%

2252%

Leg

2537%

Where it happened

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

85%15%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

#	Settle	Mitchell
1	9	10
2	9	10
3	10	9

#	Settle	Mitchell
1	9	10
2	9	10
3	10	9

#	Settle	Mitchell
1	9	10
2	9	10
3	9	10

Betting Odds

James Settle

+508

16% implied win probability

Open: +408Best: +550

Brian Mitchell

-875

90% implied win probability

Open: -628Best: -770

Average moneyline across 6 sportsbooks.

Sportsbook	James Settle	Brian Mitchell
BetAnything	+450	-800
BetOnline	+550	-800
Betway	+550	-1250
Bovada	+550	-1000
sports-interaction	+495	-795
unibet	+450	-770

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Insights

Brian Mitchell spends 85% of fight time at distance.
James Settle's last two losses were both stopped early.

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

54%

Head

58%

13%

Body

33%

Leg

37%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

James Settlelast 5 fights

67%9%24%

Brian Mitchelllast 1 fight

85%15%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

James Settle· from fights outside the UFC Brian Mitchell· from fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

3.284.47

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

James Settle · Average · better than 45% of UFC fightersBrian Mitchell · Good · better than 78% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.342.80

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

James Settle · Average · better than 51% of UFC fightersBrian Mitchell · Good · better than 70% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.000.00

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

James Settle · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersBrian Mitchell · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.400.00

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

James Settle · Average · better than 47% of UFC fightersBrian Mitchell · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1495 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.28

Strikes landed / min

4.47

3.34

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.80

0.00

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.00

1:22

Control time / fight

0:43

0.40

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.00

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

James Settle5 fights · by range and by target

Range

55%Distance · 86

26%Clinch · 40

19%Ground · 30

Target

54%Head · 63

13%Body · 15

33%Leg · 38

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Brian Mitchell1 fight · by range and by target

Range

83%Distance · 67

17%Clinch · 14

0%Ground · 0

Target

58%Head · 39

4%Body · 3

37%Leg · 25

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

James Settle9 of 12 ended early · 75%3 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

Brian Mitchell5 of 9 ended early · 56%4 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

James Settle1-4

L
Johnny Robles
Cage Warriors 182 · Dec 13, 2024
Knockout · R1 · 0:25 · Bantamweight
L
Magomed Bayduev
Cage Warriors 173 · Jun 7, 2024
Submission · R2 · 3:50 · Bantamweight
W
Johnny Gill
Cage Warriors 165: San Diego · Dec 15, 2023
TKO · R1 · 3:24 · Bantamweight
L
Brian Mitchell
Cage Warriors 159: San Diego · Sep 8, 2023
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
L
Ty Johnson
XKO 63: Summer Bash · Jul 28, 2023
TKO · R3 · 2:14 · Bantamweight

Full record · 13 fights

W
Frans Sormin
Cage Warriors 155: San Diego · Jun 2, 2023
TKO · R2 · 2:42 · Bantamweight
NC
Cobey Fehr
Tuff-N-Uff 130 · Nov 20, 2022
NC · Bantamweight
L
Damon Wilson
Cage Warriors 143 · Sep 23, 2022
TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Catchweight
L
Reyes Cortez
Cage Warriors 139 · Jun 10, 2022
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
W
Patrick Cornett
Tuff-N-Uff 127 · Mar 4, 2022
Submission · R3 · 1:39 · Catchweight
W
Caesar Hernandez
Gladiator Challenge · Jul 24, 2021
Submission · R3 · 0:51
L
Brandon Cohea
CCW 9 · Nov 4, 2018
SD · Featherweight
W
Aaron Cohea
CCW 8 · Sep 16, 2018
TKO · R2 · 0:37 · Bantamweight

Brian Mitchell4-1

W
Marcell Mickens
Fury Challenger Series 9 · Nov 5, 2023
TKO · R3 · 2:20 · Featherweight
W
James Settle
Cage Warriors 159: San Diego · Sep 8, 2023
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Christian Carr
Maverick MMA 24 · Aug 5, 2023
Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
W
Charleston Pou
XMMA 6: Bash at the Beach · May 3, 2023
TKO · R2 · 2:34 · Catchweight
L
Roberto Hernandez
Cage Warriors 143 · Sep 23, 2022
Unanimous Decision · Featherweight

Full record · 9 fights

W
Gunner Coronado
Peak Fighting 12 · May 22, 2021
TKO · R1 · 4:51 · Featherweight
W
Thomas Hughes
Fierce FC: New Era · Feb 15, 2020
Submission · R1 · 4:25 · Featherweight
L
Michael Stack
LFA 79: Royval vs. Williams · Nov 22, 2019
Submission · R1 · 3:09 · Featherweight
W
Josh Richardson
Golden Fights · May 11, 2019
SD · Catchweight

Frequently asked questions

Who won James Settle vs Brian Mitchell?

What were the judges' scorecards for James Settle vs Brian Mitchell?

The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 30-27, Brian Mitchell won the decision.

Fight totals

Where it landed

Where it happened

Round by round

Judges' Scorecards

Betting Odds

Insights

Sig. strikes by zone

Time in position

How good, really

Striking & grappling

Where the strikes land

When it ends

Recent form · last 5

Frequently asked questions

Who won James Settle vs Brian Mitchell?

What were the judges' scorecards for James Settle vs Brian Mitchell?