Mhandu vs Evans

Who won Mhandu vs Evans?

Rory Evans beat Taka Mhandu by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of Cage Warriors 170, on Saturday 6th April 2024 at Simmonscourt Ros in Dublin.

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).

Mhandu vs Evans stats

Taka Mhandu stepped into the octagon with a record of 4 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Rory Evans made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Rory Evans marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Taka Mhandu's Cage Warriors record stood at 2-2-0, while Rory Evans' came in at 5-5-0.

The stats suggested Mhandu had a massive power advantage over Evans, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Evans' 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Evans had a massive advantage over Mhandu, boasting a 50% submission rate over Mhandu's 0%.

Taka Mhandu was the younger man by 5 years, at 26 years old.

Mhandu had a height advantage of 6 inches over Evans.

Mhandu was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 8 years earlier than Evans, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 11 less professional rounds, 16 to Evans' 27.

Mhandu vs Evans form

Rory Evans had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Shirzad Qadrian at Cage Warriors 163: Brown vs. Bachar on 11th November 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Indigo At The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Adam Wilson at Cage Warriors 160 – Manchester on 29th September 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jack Eglin at Cage Warriors 156 on 1st July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Vale Sports Arena, Cardiff.

Before that, he had been defeated by Liam Gittins at Cage Warriors 152 on 15th April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

He had beaten Weslley Maia at Cage Warriors 127 on 30th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at York Hall, London, England.

Activity check

Mhandu's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Evans' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Mhandu vs Evans?

Taka Mhandu was a 10/11 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Rory Evans made his way into the ring at 5/6 (-110) with oddsmakers.