Qadrian vs Evans

Who won Qadrian vs Evans?

Shirzad Qadrian beat Rory Evans by submission in the 3rd round during the prelims of Cage Warriors 163, on Saturday 11th November 2023 at Indigo At The O2 in London.

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).

Qadrian vs Evans stats

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

Rory Evans made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Shirzad Qadrian's 5th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Rory Evans marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Shirzad Qadrian's Cage Warriors record stood at 4-1-0, while Rory Evans' came in at 5-5-0.

The stats suggested Qadrian had an advantage in power over Evans, with a 33% knock out percentage over Evans' 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Evans had an advantage over Qadrian, with a 50% submission rate over Qadrian's 33%.

Shirzad Qadrian was the younger man by 8 years, at 23 years old.

Qadrian was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 5 years and 3 months later than Evans, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 6 less professional rounds, 21 to Evans' 27.

Qadrian vs Evans form

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

In his last fight before this contest, 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, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jack Eglin at Cage Warriors 156 on 1st July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Vale Sports Arena, Cardiff.

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

Before that, 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.

He had defeated Jimmy Fell at Cage Warriors 123 on 24th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Evans' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 16 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 Qadrian vs Evans?

Shirzad Qadrian was a 5/4 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Rory Evans made his way into the ring at 8/13 (-160) with oddsmakers.