McBain vs Gilbert

Who won McBain vs Gilbert?

Paull McBain beat Bailey Gilbert by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Cage Warriors 187, on Saturday 19th April 2025 at Braehead Arena in Glasgow.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Paull McBain.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

McBain vs Gilbert stats

Paull McBain stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Bailey Gilbert made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Paull McBain's 9th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Bailey Gilbert marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Paull McBain's Cage Warriors record stood at 6-3-0, while Bailey Gilbert's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested McBain had a massive power advantage over Gilbert, boasting a 57% knock out percentage over Gilbert's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gilbert had a massive advantage over McBain, boasting a 67% submission rate over McBain's 14%.

Paull McBain was the older man by 11 years, at 36 years old.

McBain was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 9 months earlier than Gilbert, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 11 less professional rounds, 21 to Gilbert's 32.

McBain vs Gilbert form

Paull McBain had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Alberth Dias at Cage Warriors 171 on 20th April 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Braehead Arena, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had lost to Federico Pasquali at Cage Warriors 135 on 1st April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Konmon Deh at Cage Warriors 132 on 11th December 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at London, England.

Before that, he had been beaten by James Hendin at Cage Warriors 125 on 26th June 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

He had been defeated by Aiden Lee at Cage Warriors 98 on 20th October 2018 by submission in the 1st round at Genting Arena, Birmingham, England.

Activity check

McBain's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Gilbert's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What time did McBain vs Gilbert start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 8:40 PM UTC , which was 4:40 PM EST or 1:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on McBain vs Gilbert?

Paull McBain was a 4/7 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Bailey Gilbert made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.