Richardson vs Aronov

Who won Richardson vs Aronov?

Rafael Aronov beat Jamie Richardson by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of Cage Warriors 174, on Saturday 20th July 2024 at Indigo At The O2 in London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Richardson vs Aronov stats

Jamie Richardson stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Rafael Aronov made his way to the cage with a record of 3 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Jamie Richardson's 15th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Rafael Aronov marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Jamie Richardson's Cage Warriors record stood at 7-8-0, while Rafael Aronov's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Richardson had a massive power advantage over Aronov, boasting a 73% knock out percentage over Aronov's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Aronov had a massive advantage over Richardson, boasting a 67% submission rate over Richardson's 9%.

Jamie Richardson was the older man by 28 years, at 28 years old.

Richardson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 6 months earlier than Aronov, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 31 more professional rounds, 47 to Aronov's 16.

Richardson vs Aronov form

Jamie Richardson had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Olli Santalahti at Cage Warriors 169: Vucenic vs. D’Anna on 30th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Indigo At The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Justin Burlinson at Cage Warriors 150 on 17th March 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Indigo at The O2, London.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by James Sheehan at Cage Warriors 145 on 4th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Indigo at the O2, London.

Before that, he had won against Leonardo Damiani at Cage Warriors 132 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at London, England.

He had beaten Alessandro Botti at Cage Warriors 129 on 2nd October 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at York Hall, London.

Activity check

Richardson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Aronov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Richardson vs Aronov?

Jamie Richardson was a 4/11 (-260) favourite going into the contest, while Rafael Aronov made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.