Hendin vs Harila

Who won Hendin vs Harila?

James Hendin beat Tobias Harila by knockout in the 3rd round during the main event of Cage Warriors 160 – Manchester, on Friday 29th September 2023 at BEC Arena in Manchester.

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).

Hendin vs Harila stats

James Hendin stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Tobias Harila made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was James Hendin's 9th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

James Hendin's Cage Warriors record stood at 7-2-0, while Tobias Harila's came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested Harila had a massive power advantage over Hendin, boasting a 92% knock out percentage over Hendin's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hendin had a large advantage over Harila, boasting a 29% submission rate over Harila's 0%.

James Hendin was the younger man by 31 years, at years old.

Harila had a height advantage of 1 inch over Hendin.

Hendin's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Harila's, having had 6 fewer fights. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 28 to Harila's 27.

Hendin vs Harila form

Tobias Harila had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Ryan Shelley at Cage Warriors 153 on 29th April 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at 3Arena, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Damon Wilson at Cage Warriors 148 on 31st December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Indigo at the O2, London.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Samuel Bark at Cage Warriors 141 on 22nd July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at 02 Arena, London, London, England.

Before that, he had defeated Decky McAleenan at Cage Warriors 134 on 18th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London, London, United Kingdom.

He had been beaten by William Gomis at Cage Warriors 125 on 26th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at York Hall, London.

Activity check

Hendin's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

Harila's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 28 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 Hendin vs Harila?

James Hendin was a 10/11 (-110) favourite going into the contest, while Tobias Harila made his way into the ring at 10/11 (-110) with oddsmakers.