Hardwick vs Lopes

Who won Hardwick vs Lopes?

Harry Hardwick beat Keweny Lopes by knockout in the 4th round during the main event of Cage Warriors 181, on Saturday 23rd November 2024 at Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Hardwick vs Lopes stats

Harry Hardwick stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Keweny Lopes made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Harry Hardwick's 8th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Keweny Lopes marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Harry Hardwick's Cage Warriors record stood at 7-0-1, while Keweny Lopes' came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Lopes had a massive power advantage over Hardwick, boasting a 73% knock out percentage over Hardwick's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hardwick had a large advantage over Lopes, boasting a 36% submission rate over Lopes' 9%.

Harry Hardwick was the younger man by 29 years, at years old.

Hardwick had a height advantage of 3 inches over Lopes.

Hardwick was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in , 9 years and 3 months earlier than Lopes, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 44 to Lopes' 29.

Hardwick vs Lopes form

Hardwick had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Orlando Wilson Prins at Cage Warriors 172: Hardwick vs. Prins on 25th May 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round in their championship fight at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Vitor Estevam at Cage Warriors 157 on 21st July 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Indigo At The O2, London.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Steve Aimable 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 drawn with Federico Pasquali at Cage Warriors 140 on 25th June 2022 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, Belfast.

He was victorious against Konmon Deh at Cage Warriors 129 on 2nd October 2021 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at York Hall, London, England.

Activity check

Hardwick's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Hardwick vs Lopes start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:55 AM UTC , which was 7:55 PM EST or 4:55 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:55 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Hardwick vs Lopes?

Harry Hardwick was a 2/5 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Keweny Lopes made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+170) with oddsmakers.