Loughran vs Fletcher

Who won Loughran vs Fletcher?

Caolan Loughran beat Nathan Fletcher by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC London, on Saturday 22nd March 2025 at O2 Arena in London.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Caolan Loughran.

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).

Loughran vs Fletcher stats

Caolan Loughran stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Nathan Fletcher made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Caolan Loughran's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Nathan Fletcher marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Caolan Loughran's UFC record stood at 2-2-0, while Nathan Fletcher's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Loughran had a massive power advantage over Fletcher, boasting a 56% knock out percentage over Fletcher's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Fletcher had a massive advantage over Loughran, boasting a 78% submission rate over Loughran's 22%.

Caolan Loughran was the younger man by 27 years, at years old.

Loughran was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 3 months later than Fletcher, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 26 to Fletcher's 22.

Loughran vs Fletcher form

Loughran had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jake Hadley at UFC 304 – Manchester on 27th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Angel Pacheco at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on 30th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Taylor Lapilus at UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac on 2nd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, he had beaten Dylan Hazan at Cage Warriors 154 on 6th May 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Fiera Roma, Rome, Italy.

He had defeated Luke Shanks at Cage Warriors 145 on 4th November 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Indigo at the O2, London, United Kingdom.

Nathan Fletcher had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Zygimantas Ramaska at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady on 7th September 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Daan Duijs at Cage Warriors 152 on 15th April 2023 by submission in the 1st round at BEC Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Alessandro Giordano at Cage Warriors 148 on 31st December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Indigo at the O2, London.

Before that, he had been defeated by Dominique Wooding at Cage Warriors 127 on 30th September 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round in their championship fight at York Hall, London, England.

He had defeated Brian Bouland at Cage Warriors 124 on 25th June 2021 by submission in the 1st round at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Caolan Loughran had been fighting more than Nathan Fletcher.

Going to this contest, Caolan Loughran had last fought 9 months and 5 days ago, while Nathan Fletcher's last outing had been 7 months and 25 days ago.

Loughran's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Fletcher's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Loughran vs Fletcher start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:25 PM UTC , which was 12:25 PM EST or 9:25 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:25 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Loughran vs Fletcher?

Caolan Loughran was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Nathan Fletcher made his way into the ring at 59/100 (-170) with oddsmakers.