Leblond vs Brauns

Who won Leblond vs Brauns?

Nicolas Leblond beat Mateus Brauns by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Cage Warriors 189, on Saturday 31st May 2025 at PalaPellicone in Rome.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Nicolas Leblond.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Leblond vs Brauns stats

Nicolas Leblond stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Mateus Brauns made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Nicolas Leblond's 8th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Mateus Brauns marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Nicolas Leblond's Cage Warriors record stood at 6-2-0, while Mateus Brauns' came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Leblond had a slight advantage in power over Brauns, with a 27% knock out percentage over Brauns' 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Leblond had a slight advantage over Brauns, with a 45% submission rate over Brauns' 38%.

Nicolas Leblond was the younger man by 31 years, at years old.

Leblond was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 11 years and 7 months later than Brauns, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 13 more professional rounds, 36 to Brauns' 23.

Leblond vs Brauns form

Leblond had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Gerasimos Sioutis at Cage Warriors 174 on 20th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Indigo At The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Scott Malone at Cage Warriors 171 on 20th April 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Braehead Arena, Glasgow.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Michelangelo Lupoli at Cage Warriors 162 – Rome on 28th October 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Fiera Roma, Rome, Italy.

Before that, he was victorious against Ryan Curtis at Cage Warriors 153 on 29th April 2023 by submission in the 1st round at 3Arena, Dublin, United Kingdom.

He had lost to Luke Shanks at Cage Warriors 124 on 25th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at York Hall, London.

Activity check

Leblond's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Brauns' last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Leblond vs Brauns?

Nicolas Leblond was a 7/20 (-290) favourite going into the contest, while Mateus Brauns made his way into the ring at 39/20 (+200) with oddsmakers.