Vucenic vs Hughes

Who won Vucenic vs Hughes?

Jordan Vucenic beat Paul Hughes by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Cage Warriors 119, on Saturday 12th December 2020 at York Hall in London.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jordan Vucenic.

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).

Vucenic vs Hughes stats

Jordan Vucenic stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Paul Hughes made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 6 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

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

Jordan Vucenic's Cage Warriors record stood at 9-1-0, while Paul Hughes' came in at 8-1-0.

The stats suggested Hughes had an advantage in power over Vucenic, with a 50% knock out percentage over Vucenic's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hughes had a massive advantage over Vucenic, boasting a 50% submission rate over Vucenic's 17%.

Jordan Vucenic was the older man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Vucenic was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 months later than Hughes, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 45 to Hughes' 37.

Vucenic vs Hughes form

Hughes had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Usman Nurmagomedov at PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes on 25th January 2025 by majority decision in their Bellator Lightweight championship fight at Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had won against AJ McKee Jr at PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants on 19th October 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Bobby King at Bellator Champions Series: Dublin on 22nd June 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Fabiano Silva at Cage Warriors 170: Sheehan vs. Konrad on 6th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Simmonscourt Ros, Dublin.

He was victorious against Jan Quaeyhaegens at Cage Warriors 161 – Dublin on 14th October 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland.

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Hughes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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