Gittins vs Evans

Who won Gittins vs Evans?

Liam Gittins beat Rory Evans by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of Cage Warriors 152, on Saturday 15th April 2023 at BEC Arena in Manchester.

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).

Gittins vs Evans stats

Liam Gittins stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Rory Evans made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Liam Gittins' Cage Warriors record stood at 11-4-0, while Rory Evans' came in at 5-4-0.

The stats suggested Gittins had a massive power advantage over Evans, boasting a 56% knock out percentage over Evans' 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Evans had an advantage over Gittins, with a 40% submission rate over Gittins' 22%.

Liam Gittins was the younger man by 31 years, at years old.

Gittins was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2018, 1 year and 4 months later than Evans, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 13 more professional rounds, 37 to Evans' 24.

Gittins vs Evans form

Gittins had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Faisal Malik at Cage Warriors 146 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Bec Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Edward Walls at Cage Warriors 135 on 1st April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at BEC Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Kingsley Crawford at Cage Warriors 131 on 10th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at London, England.

Before that, he had been beaten by Gerardo Fanny at Cage Warriors 128 on 1st October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, London.

He had defeated Emrah Sonmez at Cage Warriors 123 on 24th June 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Rory Evans had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Shirzad Qadrian at Cage Warriors 163: Brown vs. Bachar on 11th November 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Indigo At The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Adam Wilson at Cage Warriors 160 – Manchester on 29th September 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Jack Eglin at Cage Warriors 156 on 1st July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Vale Sports Arena, Cardiff.

Before that, he had been beaten by Liam Gittins at Cage Warriors 152 on 15th April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

He had won against Weslley Maia at Cage Warriors 127 on 30th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at York Hall, London, England.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Rory Evans had been fighting more than Liam Gittins.

Going to this contest, Liam Gittins had last fought 1 year, 8 months and 13 days ago, while Rory Evans' last outing had been 8 months and 14 days ago.

Gittins' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Evans' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Gittins vs Evans?

Liam Gittins was a 8/11 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Rory Evans made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.