Bungard vs Hughes

Who won Bungard vs Hughes?

Chris Bungard beat Gavin Hughes by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Cage Warriors 152, on Saturday 15th April 2023 at BEC Arena in Manchester.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Chris Bungard.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Bungard vs Hughes stats

Chris Bungard stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Gavin Hughes made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Chris Bungard's 6th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Gavin Hughes will be making their debut in Cage Warriors.

Chris Bungard's Cage Warriors record stood at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Hughes had an advantage in power over Bungard, with a 40% knock out percentage over Bungard's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bungard had a slight advantage over Hughes, with a 53% submission rate over Hughes' 50%.

Chris Bungard was the older man by 36 years, at 36 years old.

Bungard had a height advantage of 1 inch over Hughes. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Bungard was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 8 months earlier than Hughes, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 31 more professional rounds, 50 to Hughes' 19.

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Bungard's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Bungard vs Hughes?

Chris Bungard was a 8/11 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Gavin Hughes made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.