Riley vs Loof

Who won Riley vs Loof?

Luke Riley beat Alexander Loof by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of Cage Warriors 160 – Manchester, on Friday 29th September 2023 at BEC Arena in Manchester.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Riley vs Loof stats

Luke Riley stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Alexander Loof made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 5 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

Luke Riley's Cage Warriors record stood at 9-0-0, while Alexander Loof's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Riley had a massive power advantage over Loof, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Loof's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Riley and Loof would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Luke Riley was the younger man by 26 years, at years old.

Riley was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 1 year and 9 months earlier than Loof, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 18 to Loof's 17.

Riley vs Loof form

Riley remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Matheus Malta at Cage Warriors 157 on 21st July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Indigo At The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Kallum Parker at Cage Warriors 152 on 15th April 2023 by unanimous decision in the 3rd round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

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

Before that, he was victorious against Cheriff Larossi at Cage Warriors 142 on 13th August 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at EBBW Vale Centre, Wales.

He had won against Jack Eglin at Cage Warriors 136 on 2nd April 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at BEC Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Riley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Riley vs Loof?

Luke Riley was a 1/3 (-300) favourite going into the contest, while Alexander Loof made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+230) with oddsmakers.