Stewart vs Zovak

Who won Stewart vs Zovak?

Darren Stewart beat Antonio Zovak by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of Cage Warriors 164, on Saturday 25th November 2023 at Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Stewart vs Zovak stats

Darren Stewart stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Antonio Zovak made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Darren Stewart's Cage Warriors record stood at 8-3-0, while Antonio Zovak's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Zovak had a massive power advantage over Stewart, boasting a 89% knock out percentage over Stewart's 53%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Zovak had a slight advantage over Stewart, with a 11% submission rate over Stewart's 7%.

Darren Stewart was the older man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Stewart was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years and 8 months earlier than Zovak, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 39 more professional rounds, 58 to Zovak's 19.

Stewart vs Zovak form

Stewart had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Maki Pitolo at UFC Vegas 6 on 8th August 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Bartosz Fabi ski at Cage Warriors 113 on 20th March 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at BEC Arena, Manchester, England.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Deron Winn at UFC on ESPN 6 on 18th October 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Edmen Shahbazyan at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale on 30th November 2018 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Pearl at the Palms, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Eric Spicely at UFC Fight Night 130 on 27th May 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Stewart's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Stewart vs Zovak?

Darren Stewart was a 1/14 (-1400) favourite going into the contest, while Antonio Zovak made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.