Loughran vs Hadley

Who won Loughran vs Hadley?

Jake Hadley beat Caolan Loughran by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 304 – Manchester, on Saturday 27th July 2024 at Co-op Live Arena in Manchester.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jake Hadley.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Loughran vs Hadley stats

Caolan Loughran stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Jake Hadley made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Caolan Loughran's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Jake Hadley marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Caolan Loughran's UFC record stood at 2-2-0, while Jake Hadley's came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested Loughran had a large advantage in power over Hadley, boasting a 56% knock out percentage over Hadley's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hadley had a large advantage over Loughran, boasting a 50% submission rate over Loughran's 22%.

Caolan Loughran was the younger man by 28 years, at years old.

Loughran was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 1 year and 6 months later than Hadley, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 11 less professional rounds, 26 to Hadley's 37.

Loughran vs Hadley form

Hadley had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Caolan Loughran at UFC 304 – Manchester on 27th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had lost to Charles Johnson at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento on 11th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Enterprise Center, St. Louis, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Cody Durden at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Before that, he had beaten Malcolm Gordon at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Carlos Candelario at UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Evloev on 5th November 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Hadley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Loughran vs Hadley start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:30 AM UTC , which was 8:30 PM EST or 5:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:30 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Loughran vs Hadley?

Caolan Loughran was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Jake Hadley made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.