Hughes vs King

Who won Hughes vs King?

Paul Hughes beat Bobby King by knockout in the 2nd round during the co-main event of Bellator Champions Series, on Saturday 22nd June 2024 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Hughes vs King stats

Paul Hughes stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Bobby King made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Paul Hughes' 1st fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Bobby King marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Paul Hughes' Bellator record stood at 1-0-0, while Bobby King's came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested Hughes had an advantage in power over King, with a 45% knock out percentage over King's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested King had an advantage over Hughes, with a 42% submission rate over Hughes' 27%.

Paul Hughes was the younger man by 13 years, at 28 years old.

Hughes was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 9 months later than King, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 37 to King's 45.

Hughes vs King form

Hughes had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Fabiano Silva at Cage Warriors 170: Sheehan vs. Konrad on 6th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Simmonscourt Ros, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jan Quaeyhaegens at Cage Warriors 161 – Dublin on 14th October 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jordan Vucenic at Cage Warriors 145 on 4th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Indigo at the O2, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he was victorious against Morgan Charriere at Cage Warriors 128 on 1st October 2021 by majority decision in their 5 round contest at York Hall, London, England.

He had lost to Jordan Vucenic at Cage Warriors 119 on 12th December 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at York Hall, London.

King had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Aalon Cruz at Bellator 295 on 22nd April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Gadzhi Rabadanov at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma.

Going into that contest, he had won against Keoni Diggs at Bellator 279 on 23rd April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

Before that, he had beaten Aviv Gozali at Bellator 274 on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had lost to Alexander Shabliy at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Bobby King had been fighting more than Paul Hughes.

Going to this contest, Paul Hughes had last fought 1 year and 18 days ago, while Bobby King's last outing had been 2 years and 2 days ago.

Hughes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

King's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Hughes vs King start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 5:40 PM UTC , which was 1:40 PM EST or 10:40 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Hughes vs King?

Paul Hughes was a 1/8 (-830) favourite going into the contest, while Bobby King made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+490) with oddsmakers.