Ieuan Davies is a 25-year-old from Leigh, Wigan, England, training out of Blackledge MMA under coach and former UFC fighter Tom Blackledge. Davies started his MMA journey on April 16 of 2016. Like many MMA fighters, growing up he was always in traditional martial arts, starting in kickboxing and karate.
Davies was 1-0 as an amateur when he suffered his first setback. In what was a valiant effort, he lost by decision to Harry McKnight under the Cage Warriors banner. That led to a nearly year-long layoff before Davies got back in the cage. It worked— he hasn’t lost since and now is on a current six-fight win streak. Five of his seven wins come by a way of finish.
Davies lost that sole fight due to his inability to stuff takedowns and lost valuable time on his back. It’s still a concern he has to this day but he at least still gets back to his feet much better. He does do a nice job in using momentum to defend takedowns and wind up on top. Lately, he has been landing nicely executed takedowns. The ground game has gotten more shine and that showed recently with Davies winning via a rear-nake choke.
The Welshman is a strong kickboxer. His front kick is the jab and his roundhouses are his right/left hooks. Davies quickly asserts himself right away in fights landing thudding kicks to knock you out. He’s finished three fights in under a minute and two of those come from a head kick finish. He kicks frequently and mixes it up going to the head and body before going upstairs. When he decides to throw his hands it is set up off his kicks. You’ll see this young man throw nice straight punches and his combinations flow when he opens up. Davies keeps his hands up high too which is something important a young fighter does.
This Saturday in Bolton, England Davies will be fighting Karl Fletcher (4-1) who is another good amateur prospect. This will be for the Full Contact Contender featherweight championship. This fight could be a barn-burner as both prefer to trade on the feet with high volume.
