Vucenic vs Hughes

Who won Vucenic vs Hughes?

Paul Hughes beat Jordan Vucenic by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of Cage Warriors 145, on Friday 4th November 2022 at Indigo at the O2 in London.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Paul Hughes.

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).

Vucenic vs Hughes stats

Jordan Vucenic stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Paul Hughes made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Jordan Vucenic's Cage Warriors record stood at 8-1-0, while Paul Hughes' came in at 8-1-0.

The stats suggested Hughes had an advantage in power over Vucenic, with a 38% knock out percentage over Vucenic's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hughes had an advantage over Vucenic, with a 38% submission rate over Vucenic's 22%.

Jordan Vucenic was the older man by 28 years, at 28 years old.

Vucenic was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 months later than Hughes, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 39 to Hughes' 27.

Vucenic vs Hughes form

Hughes had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jan Quaeyhaegens at Cage Warriors 161 – Dublin on 14th October 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jordan Vucenic at Cage Warriors 145 on 4th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Indigo at the O2, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Morgan Charriere at Cage Warriors 128 on 1st October 2021 by majority decision in their 5 round contest at York Hall, London, England.

Before that, he had lost to Jordan Vucenic at Cage Warriors 119 on 12th December 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at York Hall, London.

He was victorious against Aidan Stephen at Cage Warriors 116 on 26th September 2020 by submission in the 3rd round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

Hughes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Vucenic vs Hughes?

Jordan Vucenic was a 7/8 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Paul Hughes made his way into the ring at 7/8 (-110) with oddsmakers.