Stephen vs Loof

Who won Stephen vs Loof?

Alexander Loof beat Aidan Stephen by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Cage Warriors 174, on Saturday 20th July 2024 at Indigo At The O2 in London.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Alexander Loof.

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).

Stephen vs Loof stats

Aidan Stephen stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Alexander Loof made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Aidan Stephen's 11th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Alexander Loof marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Aidan Stephen's Cage Warriors record stood at 7-4-0, while Alexander Loof's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Loof had an advantage in power over Stephen, with a 40% knock out percentage over Stephen's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Stephen had a massive advantage over Loof, boasting a 33% submission rate over Loof's 0%.

Aidan Stephen was the younger man by 27 years, at years old.

Stephen was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years and 3 months earlier than Loof, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 35 to Loof's 26.

Stephen vs Loof form

Aidan Stephen had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Gianluca Scottoli at Cage Warriors 171 on 20th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Braehead Arena, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Edward Walls at Cage Warriors 132 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at London, England.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Emrah Sonmez at Cage Warriors 117 on 10th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at York Hall, London.

Before that, he had lost to Paul Hughes at Cage Warriors 116 on 26th September 2020 by submission in the 3rd round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

He had been beaten by Steve Aimable at Cage Warriors 105 on 31st May 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Colchester Charter Hall, Colchester.

Activity check

Stephen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Stephen vs Loof?

Aidan Stephen was a 6/5 (+120) underdog going into the contest, while Alexander Loof made his way into the ring at 8/13 (-170) with oddsmakers.