Blair vs Dean Result & Stats: Blair wins by UD · Cage Warriors 171, Sat, Apr 20, 2024

Cage WarriorsCage Warriors 171

Michael BlairWIN

5-3-0

TKOTKOUD

RESULT

Unanimous Decision

ROUND 3 · 5:00

Lightweight5 rounds scheduled

Full card

Dec Dean

2-4-0

SUBSUBUD

Saturday, April 20, 2024Braehead Arena, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Michael Blair defeated Dec Dean by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (05:00) in the Lightweight bout of Cage Warriors 171, held Saturday, April 20, 2024 at Braehead Arena, Glasgow. The judges scored it 30-26, 30-27, 30-27, Michael Blair won the decision.

The result

Michael BlairWIN

def. Dec Dean

Unanimous Decision

Round 3 · 05:00

Judges30-2630-2730-27

Referee: Rich Mitchell
Time format: 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

Michael BlairDec Dean

57%Power Index✓ Called it43%

83%Market · 4 sportsbooks✓ Called it17%

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

Betting Odds

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

Michael Blair

-646

87% implied win probability · Open: -312

Dec Dean

+469

18% implied win probability · Open: +233

Every sportsbook is in the Odds tab.

What happened

Every judge gave Michael Blair all 3 rounds.
Michael Blair out-landed Dec Dean 57 to 4 in significant strikes.
Michael Blair controlled Dec Dean for 10:40 of the fight.

Tale of the tape

5-3-0

Record

2-4-0

6'0" · 183 cm

Height

5'9" · 175 cm

72" · 183 cm

Reach

69" · 175 cm

Win Streak

1497

Power Index

1445

3-2

Last 5

1-4

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 stats: totals

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

Michael BlairDec Dean

Knockdowns

Significant strikes

162

Total strikes

0 / 1

Takedowns

1 / 5

Takedown accuracy

20%

10:40

Control time

2:39

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Michael BlairDec Dean

4986%

Head

125%

814%

Body

250%

00%

Leg

125%

Where it happened

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

18%9%73%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

#	Blair	Dean
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	10	8

#	Blair	Dean
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	10	9

#	Blair	Dean
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	10	9

Betting Odds

Michael Blair

-646

87% implied win probability

Open: -312Best: -350

Dec Dean

+469

18% implied win probability

Open: +233Best: +600

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

Sportsbook	Michael Blair	Dec Dean
BetAnything	-900	+485
BetOnline	-900	+600
BetUS	-900	+550
Betway	-350	+240

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

Insights

Michael Blair's last two losses were both stopped early.

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

87%

Head

44%

11%

Body

22%

Leg

33%

Time in position

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

Michael Blairlast 4 fights

32%15%53%

Dec Deanlast 3 fights

15%77%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Michael Blair· from fights outside the UFC Dec Dean· from fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

4.370.41

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Michael Blair · Good · better than 75% of UFC fightersDec Dean · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.554.23

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Michael Blair · Good · better than 78% of UFC fightersDec Dean · Below avg · better than 26% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.840.68

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Michael Blair · Good · better than 67% of UFC fightersDec Dean · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

56%20%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Michael Blair · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fightersDec Dean · Poor · better than 15% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

70%60%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Michael Blair · Good · better than 65% of UFC fightersDec Dean · Average · better than 42% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.700.00

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Michael Blair · Good · better than 66% of UFC fightersDec Dean · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

4.37

Strikes landed / min

0.41

2.55

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

4.23

1.84 / 3.3

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.68 / 3.4

56%

Takedown accuracy

20%

70%

Takedown defence

60%

5:36

Control time / fight

1:17

0.70

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

Michael Blair4 fights · by range and by target

Range

22%Distance · 72

45%Clinch · 145

33%Ground · 106

Target

87%Head · 154

11%Body · 20

2%Leg · 4

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

Dec Dean3 fights · by range and by target

Range

29%Distance · 4

36%Clinch · 5

36%Ground · 5

Target

44%Head · 4

22%Body · 2

33%Leg · 3

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

Michael Blair6 of 8 ended early · 75%2 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

1 early stoppage has no logged time

Dec Dean5 of 6 ended early · 83%1 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

1 early stoppage has no logged time

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

Recent form · last 5

Michael Blair3-2

W
Grant Ogborne
Cage Warriors 193 · Sep 13, 2025
TKO · R2 · 4:20 · Lightweight
L
Mathias Poiron
Cage Warriors 187 · Apr 19, 2025
TKO · R2 · 2:29 · Lightweight
W
Kye Stevens
Cage Warriors 176 · Sep 7, 2024
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Dec Dean
Cage Warriors 171 · Apr 20, 2024
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
Tariq Pell
Cage Warriors 163: London · Nov 11, 2023
TKO · R1 · 1:25 · Lightweight

Full record · 8 fights

W
Thomas Hepburn
Holytown Havoc 2 · Aug 27, 2022
TKO · Lightweight
W
Darren Landsdale
Forza Fighting Championship 9 · Mar 27, 2022
TKO · R1 · 0:24 · Lightweight
L
Mark Ewen
Holytown Havoc 1 · Aug 28, 2021
TKO · R2 · 2:03 · Lightweight

Dec Dean1-4

W
Ross Coe
NEK1 Fighting Championships · Nov 29, 2025
Submission · R1 · 2:39 · Welterweight
L
Jhoan Salinas
Caged Steel 40 · Jul 5, 2025
Submission · R1 · 2:30 · Lightweight
L
Michael Blair
Cage Warriors 171 · Apr 20, 2024
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
Chris Price
Cage Warriors 160: Manchester · Sep 29, 2023
Submission · R1 · 3:32 · Lightweight
L
Ieuan Davies
Cage Warriors 152: Manchester · Apr 15, 2023
Submission · R1 · 3:26 · Lightweight

Full record · 7 fights

NC
Anthony O'Connor
Full Contact Contender 31 · Dec 3, 2022
NC · Lightweight
W
Richard Lunt
Full Contact Contender 30 · Sep 10, 2022
Submission · Lightweight

Fight stats: 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

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