Hughes vs Stephen

Who won Hughes vs Stephen?

Paul Hughes beat Aidan Stephen by submission in the 3rd round during the co-main event of Cage Warriors 116, on Saturday 26th September 2020 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).

Hughes vs Stephen stats

Paul Hughes stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Aidan Stephen made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Paul Hughes' 9th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Aidan Stephen marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Paul Hughes' Cage Warriors record stood at 8-1-0, while Aidan Stephen's came in at 6-4-0.

The stats suggested Hughes had a massive power advantage over Stephen, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Stephen's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Stephen had a slight advantage over Hughes, with a 43% submission rate over Hughes' 40%.

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

Hughes' experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Stephen's, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 8 months later than Stephen, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 37 to Stephen's 32.

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