Hardwick vs Iorga

Who won Hardwick vs Iorga?

George Hardwick beat Cristian Iorga by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the of Cage Warriors 176, on Saturday 7th September 2024 at Braehead Arena in Glasgow.

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

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

This contest was for the Cage Warriors Lightweight championship.

Hardwick vs Iorga stats

George Hardwick stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Cristian Iorga made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was George Hardwick's 8th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Cristian Iorga marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

George Hardwick's Cage Warriors record stood at 7-1-0, while Cristian Iorga's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Iorga had an advantage in power over Hardwick, with a 43% knock out percentage over Hardwick's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hardwick had an advantage over Iorga, with a 30% submission rate over Iorga's 14%.

George Hardwick was the older man by 28 years, at 28 years old.

Hardwick had a height advantage of 2 inches over Iorga.

Hardwick was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 2 months earlier than Iorga, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, 39 to Iorga's 23.

Activity check

Hardwick's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What time did Hardwick vs Iorga start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:40 PM UTC , which was 5:40 PM EST or 2:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Hardwick vs Iorga?

George Hardwick was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Cristian Iorga made his way into the ring at 11/2 (+550) with oddsmakers.