Loughran vs Shanks

Who won Loughran vs Shanks?

Caolan Loughran beat Luke Shanks by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of Cage Warriors 145, on Friday 4th November 2022 at Indigo at the O2 in London.

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 Shanks stats

Caolan Loughran stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Luke Shanks made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Caolan Loughran's 4th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Caolan Loughran's Cage Warriors record stood at 4-0-0, while Luke Shanks' came in at 6-3-0.

The stats suggested Loughran had a large advantage in power over Shanks, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Shanks' 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Shanks had a slight advantage over Loughran, with a 40% submission rate over Loughran's 33%.

Caolan Loughran was the younger man by 30 years, at years old.

Loughran was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 years and 9 months later than Shanks, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 11 less professional rounds, 26 to Shanks' 37.

Loughran vs Shanks form

Caolan Loughran had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to 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.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten Luke Shanks at Cage Warriors 145 on 4th November 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Indigo at the O2, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Festus Ahorlu at Cage Warriors 140 on 25th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at SSE Arena, Belfast.

He was victorious against Bakhtyaar Oryakhail at Cage Warriors 135 on 1st April 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

Loughran's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Loughran vs Shanks?

Caolan Loughran was a 4/7 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Luke Shanks made his way into the ring at 11/8 (+140) with oddsmakers.