Hardwick vs Iorga

Who won Hardwick vs Iorga?

George Hardwick beat Cristian Iorga by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the of Cage Warriors 176, on Saturday 7th September 2024 at Braehead Arena in Glasgow.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner George Hardwick.

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).

This contest was for the Cage Warriors Lightweight championship.

Hardwick vs Iorga 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.

Cristian Iorga made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was George Hardwick's 8th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Cristian Iorga marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

George Hardwick's Cage Warriors record stood at 7-1-0, while Cristian Iorga's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Iorga had an advantage in power over Hardwick, with a 43% knock out percentage over Hardwick's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hardwick had an advantage over Iorga, with a 30% submission rate over Iorga's 14%.

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

Hardwick had a height advantage of 2 inches over Iorga.

Hardwick was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 2 months earlier than Iorga, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, 39 to Iorga's 23.

Hardwick vs Iorga form

Hardwick had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 opponents and going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Yann Liasse at Cage Warriors 152 on 15th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at BEC Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Chris Bungard at Cage Warriors 147 on 20th November 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at BT Sport Studio, London.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Kyle Driscoll at Cage Warriors 141 on 22nd July 2022 by knockout in the 4th round in their Cage Warriors Lightweight championship fight at 02 Arena, London, London, England.

Before that, he was victorious against Lukasz Kopera at Cage Warriors 134 on 18th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at 02 Arena, London, London, United Kingdom.

He had won against Jakub Dohnal at Cage Warriors 129 on 2nd October 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at York Hall, London, England.

Activity check

Hardwick's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Hardwick vs Iorga start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:40 PM UTC , which was 5:40 PM EST or 2:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Hardwick vs Iorga?

George Hardwick was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Cristian Iorga made his way into the ring at 11/2 (+550) with oddsmakers.