Hughes vs Trueman

Who won Hughes vs Trueman?

Gavin Hughes beat Dean Trueman by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of Cage Warriors 178, on Saturday 21st September 2024 at BEC Arena in Manchester.

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 Trueman stats

Gavin Hughes stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Dean Trueman made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Gavin Hughes will be making their debut in Cage Warriors.

Dean Trueman's Cage Warriors record stood at 4-6-0.

The stats suggested Trueman had a slight advantage in power over Hughes, with a 50% knock out percentage over Hughes' 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hughes had a massive advantage over Trueman, boasting a 50% submission rate over Trueman's 10%.

Gavin Hughes was the same age as Dean Trueman, at years old.

Hughes had a height advantage of 1 inch over Trueman.

Hughes was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 years and 1 month later than Trueman, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 19 less professional rounds, 19 to Trueman's 38.

Hughes vs Trueman form

Dean Trueman had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Giuseppe Ruggeri at Cage Warriors 135 on 1st April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at BEC Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by George Hardwick at Cage Warriors 124 on 25th June 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, London.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Morgan Charriere at Cage Warriors 109 on 26th October 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, England.

Before that, he had lost to Mads Burnell at Cage Warriors 106 on 29th June 2019 by submission in the 2nd round in their championship fight at Eventim Apollo, London.

He had won against Aiden Lee at Cage Warriors 100 on 8th December 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round in their championship fight at Viola Arena, Cardiff, Wales.

Activity check

Hughes' last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Trueman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Hughes vs Trueman 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 Hughes vs Trueman?

Gavin Hughes was a 4/6 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Dean Trueman made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.