Gittins vs McEwan

Who won Gittins vs McEwan?

Liam Gittins beat Reece McEwan by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of Cage Warriors 164, on Saturday 25th November 2023 at Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Liam Gittins.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Gittins vs McEwan stats

Liam Gittins stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Reece McEwan made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Liam Gittins' Cage Warriors record stood at 11-4-0, while Reece McEwan's came in at 4-1-0.

The stats suggested Gittins had a massive power advantage over McEwan, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over McEwan's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested McEwan had a massive advantage over Gittins, boasting a 57% submission rate over Gittins' 18%.

Liam Gittins was the younger man by 29 years, at years old.

Gittins was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2018, 6 years and 3 months later than McEwan, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 20 more professional rounds, 37 to McEwan's 17.

Gittins vs McEwan form

Gittins had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Janne Elonen-Kulmala at Cage Warriors 157 on 21st July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Indigo At The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Rory Evans at Cage Warriors 152 on 15th April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Faisal Malik at Cage Warriors 146 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Bec Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he was victorious against Edward Walls at Cage Warriors 135 on 1st April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at BEC Arena, Manchester.

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.

Activity check

Gittins' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

McEwan's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Gittins vs McEwan?

Liam Gittins was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Reece McEwan made his way into the ring at 19/20 (-110) with oddsmakers.