Hardwick vs Aimable

Who won Hardwick vs Aimable?

Harry Hardwick beat Steve Aimable by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Cage Warriors 145, on Friday 4th November 2022 at Indigo at the O2 in London.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Harry Hardwick.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Hardwick vs Aimable stats

Harry Hardwick stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Steve Aimable made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Harry Hardwick's 7th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Harry Hardwick's Cage Warriors record stood at 6-0-1, while Steve Aimable's came in at 8-7-0.

The stats suggested Aimable had a massive power advantage over Hardwick, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Hardwick's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hardwick had a massive advantage over Aimable, boasting a 38% submission rate over Aimable's 6%.

Harry Hardwick was the younger man by 37 years, at years old.

Hardwick had a height advantage of 3 inches over Aimable.

Hardwick was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 12 years and 3 months earlier than Aimable, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 29 less professional rounds, 40 to Aimable's 69.

Hardwick vs Aimable form

Steve Aimable had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jeremy Petley at Cage Warriors 141 on 22nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 02 Arena, London, London, England.

Previous to that, he had beaten Walter Cogliandro at Cage Warriors 129 on 2nd October 2021 by submission in the 1st round at York Hall, London.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Edward Walls at Cage Warriors 124 on 25th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had lost to Jordan Vucenic at Cage Warriors 116 on 26th September 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at BEC Arena, Manchester, England.

He had been beaten by Mads Burnell at Cage Warriors 111 on 22nd November 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Indigo at the O2, London.

Activity check

Hardwick's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Aimable's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hardwick vs Aimable?

Harry Hardwick was a 8/15 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Steve Aimable made his way into the ring at 7/5 (+140) with oddsmakers.