Wilson vs Evans

Who won Wilson vs Evans?

Rory Evans beat Adam Wilson by submission in the 3rd round during the prelims 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 Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Wilson vs Evans stats

Adam Wilson stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Rory Evans made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Rory Evans marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Adam Wilson's Cage Warriors record stood at 4-3-0, while Rory Evans' came in at 5-5-0.

The stats suggested Wilson had an advantage in power over Evans, with a 40% knock out percentage over Evans' 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Evans had an advantage over Wilson, with a 40% submission rate over Wilson's 20%.

Adam Wilson was the younger man by 31 years, at years old.

Wilson had a height advantage of 4 inches over Evans.

Wilson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 11 months later than Evans, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 18 to Evans' 27.

Wilson vs Evans form

Evans had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jack Eglin at Cage Warriors 156 on 1st July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Vale Sports Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Liam Gittins at Cage Warriors 152 on 15th April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had won against Weslley Maia at Cage Warriors 127 on 30th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at York Hall, London, England.

Before that, he had beaten Jimmy Fell at Cage Warriors 123 on 24th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

He had been defeated by Josh Reed at Cage Warriors Academy Wales 3 on 2nd March 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Ebbw Vale Sport Centre, Ebbw Vale, Wales.

Activity check

Wilson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Evans' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 8 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 Wilson vs Evans?

Adam Wilson was a 7/4 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Rory Evans made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-220) with oddsmakers.