Hardwick vs Bungard

Who won Hardwick vs Bungard?

George Hardwick beat Chris Bungard by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of Cage Warriors 147, on Sunday 20th November 2022 at BT Sport Studio in London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Hardwick vs Bungard stats

George Hardwick stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Chris Bungard made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

George Hardwick's Cage Warriors record stood at 4-1-0, while Chris Bungard's came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Hardwick had a slight advantage in power over Bungard, with a 30% knock out percentage over Bungard's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bungard had a large advantage over Hardwick, boasting a 53% submission rate over Hardwick's 30%.

George Hardwick was the younger man by 8 years, at 27 years old.

Bungard had a height advantage of 2 inches over Hardwick.

Hardwick was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years and 8 months later than Bungard, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 17 less professional rounds, 28 to Bungard's 45.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, George Hardwick had been fighting more than Chris Bungard.

Going to this contest, George Hardwick had last fought 2 years, 1 month and 9 days ago, while Chris Bungard's last outing had been 1 year, 8 months and 14 days ago.

Hardwick's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Bungard's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 26 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 Hardwick vs Bungard?

George Hardwick was a 1/6 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Chris Bungard made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.