Gittins vs Hernandez

Who won Gittins vs Hernandez?

Liam Gittins beat Roberto Hernandez by submission in the 5th round during the main card of Cage Warriors 168, on Saturday 16th March 2024 at BEC Arena in Manchester.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Gittins vs Hernandez stats

Liam Gittins stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Roberto Hernandez made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Roberto Hernandez marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Liam Gittins' Cage Warriors record stood at 11-4-0, while Roberto Hernandez's came in at 7-2-0.

The stats suggested Gittins had a massive power advantage over Hernandez, boasting a 58% knock out percentage over Hernandez's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hernandez had a slight advantage over Gittins, with a 22% submission rate over Gittins' 17%.

Liam Gittins was the younger man by 31 years, at years old.

Hernandez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gittins.

Gittins was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2018, 6 years and 5 months later than Hernandez, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 37 to Hernandez's 31.

Gittins vs Hernandez form

Gittins had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Rory Evans at Cage Warriors 152 on 15th April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at BEC Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Faisal Malik at Cage Warriors 146 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Bec Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Edward Walls at Cage Warriors 135 on 1st April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at BEC Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had lost to Kingsley Crawford at Cage Warriors 131 on 10th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at London, England.

He had been beaten by Gerardo Fanny at Cage Warriors 128 on 1st October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, London.

Hernandez had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Trevin Jones at Cage Warriors 165: Hernandez vs. Jones on 15th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sycuan Casino Resort, San Diego, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Toby Misech at Cage Warriors 159 – San Diego on 8th September 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Sycuan Casino Resort, San Diego.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Moses Diaz at Cage Warriors 155 on 2nd June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sycuan Casino Resort, San Diego.

Before that, he had defeated John De Jesus at Cage Warriors 149 on 3rd March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Sycuan Casino Resort, San Diego.

He was victorious against Brian Mitchell at Cage Warriors 143 on 23rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Humphrey's by The Bay, San Diego.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Roberto Hernandez had been fighting more than Liam Gittins.

Going to this contest, Liam Gittins had last fought 1 year, 4 months and 24 days ago, while Roberto Hernandez's last outing had been 8 months and 24 days ago.

Gittins' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Hernandez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Gittins vs Hernandez?

Liam Gittins was a 9/10 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Roberto Hernandez made his way into the ring at 9/10 (-110) with oddsmakers.