Harvie vs Evans

Who won Harvie vs Evans?

Keir Harvie beat Rory Evans by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Cage Warriors 176, on Saturday 7th September 2024 at Braehead Arena in Glasgow.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Keir Harvie.

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).

Harvie vs Evans stats

Keir Harvie stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Rory Evans made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Keir Harvie's 3rd fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Rory Evans marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Keir Harvie's Cage Warriors record stood at 3-0-0, while Rory Evans' came in at 5-5-0.

The stats suggested Evans had a slight advantage in power over Harvie, with a 29% knock out percentage over Harvie's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Evans had a slight advantage over Harvie, with a 43% submission rate over Harvie's 40%.

Keir Harvie was the younger man by 5 years, at 26 years old.

Harvie had a height advantage of 2 inches over Evans.

Harvie was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 7 years and 9 months earlier than Evans, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 31 to Evans' 27.

Harvie vs Evans form

Rory Evans had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Shirzad Qadrian at Cage Warriors 163: Brown vs. Bachar on 11th November 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Indigo At The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jack Eglin at Cage Warriors 156 on 1st July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Vale Sports Arena, Cardiff.

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

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.

Activity check

Harvie's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Evans' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Harvie vs Evans start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 7:40 PM UTC , which was 3:40 PM EST or 12:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Harvie vs Evans?

Keir Harvie was a 5/4 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Rory Evans made his way into the ring at 3/5 (-180) with oddsmakers.