Hardwick vs Prins

Who won Hardwick vs Prins?

Harry Hardwick beat Orlando Wilson Prins by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of Cage Warriors 172, on Saturday 25th May 2024 at Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Hardwick vs Prins stats

Harry Hardwick stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Orlando Wilson Prins made his way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Harry Hardwick's 6th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Orlando Wilson Prins marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Harry Hardwick's Cage Warriors record stood at 5-0-1, while Orlando Wilson Prins' came in at 2-3-0.

The stats suggested Prins had an advantage in power over Hardwick, with a 25% knock out percentage over Hardwick's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Prins had a slight advantage over Hardwick, with a 50% submission rate over Hardwick's 40%.

Harry Hardwick was the same age as Orlando Wilson Prins, at years old.

Hardwick was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in , 3 years and 10 months earlier than Prins, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, 36 to Prins' 16.

Hardwick vs Prins form

Harry Hardwick had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Vitor Estevam at Cage Warriors 157 on 21st July 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Indigo At The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Steve Aimable at Cage Warriors 145 on 4th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Indigo at the O2, London.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Federico Pasquali at Cage Warriors 140 on 25th June 2022 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, Belfast.

Before that, he had defeated Konmon Deh at Cage Warriors 129 on 2nd October 2021 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at York Hall, London, England.

He was victorious against Jean N Doye at Cage Warriors 124 on 25th June 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Hardwick's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Prins' last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What time did Hardwick vs Prins start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:10 PM UTC , which was 6:10 PM EST or 3:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:10 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Hardwick vs Prins?

Harry Hardwick was a 1/4 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Orlando Wilson Prins made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+320) with oddsmakers.