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.

Rory Evans marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

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

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 10 more professional rounds, 37 to Evans' 27.

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.

Activity check

Gittins' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Evans' last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 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.