Gittins vs McEwan

Who won Gittins vs McEwan?

Liam Gittins beat Reece McEwan by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of Cage Warriors 164, on Saturday 25th November 2023 at Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Liam Gittins.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Gittins vs McEwan stats

Liam Gittins stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Reece McEwan made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Liam Gittins' 16th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Reece McEwan marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Liam Gittins' Cage Warriors record stood at 11-4-0, while Reece McEwan's came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested Gittins had a massive power advantage over McEwan, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over McEwan's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested McEwan had a massive advantage over Gittins, boasting a 57% submission rate over Gittins' 18%.

Liam Gittins was the younger man by 30 years, at years old.

Gittins was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2018, 7 years and 1 month later than McEwan, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 40 to McEwan's 23.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Reece McEwan had been fighting more than Liam Gittins.

Going to this contest, Liam Gittins had last fought 3 years, 7 months and 6 days ago, while Reece McEwan's last outing had been 2 years, 9 months and 15 days ago.

Gittins' last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

McEwan's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Gittins vs McEwan?

Liam Gittins was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Reece McEwan made his way into the ring at 19/20 (-110) with oddsmakers.