Hughes vs Quaeyhaegens

Who won Hughes vs Quaeyhaegens?

Paul Hughes beat Jan Quaeyhaegens by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of Cage Warriors 161 – Dublin, on Saturday 14th October 2023 at 3Arena in Dublin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Hughes vs Quaeyhaegens stats

Paul Hughes stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Jan Quaeyhaegens made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Paul Hughes' Cage Warriors record stood at 8-1-0, while Jan Quaeyhaegens' came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Quaeyhaegens had a massive power advantage over Hughes, boasting a 73% knock out percentage over Hughes' 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hughes had a slight advantage over Quaeyhaegens, with a 33% submission rate over Quaeyhaegens' 27%.

Paul Hughes was the younger man by 31 years, at years old.

Quaeyhaegens had a height advantage of 2 inches over Hughes.

Hughes was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 11 months later than Quaeyhaegens, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 27 to Quaeyhaegens' 26.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Paul Hughes had been fighting more than Jan Quaeyhaegens.

Going to this contest, Paul Hughes had last fought 1 year, 5 months and 24 days ago, while Jan Quaeyhaegens' last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 11 days ago.

Hughes' last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Quaeyhaegens' last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hughes vs Quaeyhaegens?

Paul Hughes was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Jan Quaeyhaegens made his way into the ring at 10/3 (+330) with oddsmakers.