Webb vs McCorry

Who won Webb vs McCorry?

James Webb beat Paddy McCorry by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims 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 James Webb.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Webb vs McCorry stats

James Webb stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Paddy McCorry made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 2 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was James Webb's 15th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017.

James Webb's Cage Warriors record stood at 9-5-1, while Paddy McCorry's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested McCorry had a massive power advantage over Webb, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Webb's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Webb had a large advantage over McCorry, boasting a 75% submission rate over McCorry's 50%.

James Webb was the older man by 8 years, at 34 years old.

Webb was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 4 years and 5 months earlier than McCorry, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 27 more professional rounds, 36 to McCorry's 9.

Webb vs McCorry form

James Webb had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Mick Stanton at Cage Warriors 157 on 21st July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Indigo At The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Paddy McCorry 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 been beaten by Leon Aliu at Cage Warriors 138 on 28th May 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Charter Hall, Colchester, England.

Before that, he had beaten Craig White at Cage Warriors 115 on 25th September 2020 by submission in the 1st round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

He had defeated Mick Stanton at Cage Warriors 112 on 7th March 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at BEC Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

Webb's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Webb vs McCorry?

James Webb was a 4/6 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Paddy McCorry made his way into the ring at 23/20 (+120) with oddsmakers.