Loughran vs Hadley

Who won Loughran vs Hadley?

Jake Hadley beat Caolan Loughran by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 304 – Manchester, on Saturday 27th July 2024 at Co-op Live Arena in Manchester.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jake Hadley.

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).

Loughran vs Hadley stats

Caolan Loughran stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Jake Hadley made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Caolan Loughran's 3rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Jake Hadley marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Caolan Loughran's UFC record stood at 1-2-0, while Jake Hadley's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Loughran had a large advantage in power over Hadley, boasting a 56% knock out percentage over Hadley's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hadley had a large advantage over Loughran, boasting a 50% submission rate over Loughran's 22%.

Caolan Loughran was the younger man by 28 years, at years old.

Loughran was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 1 year and 6 months later than Hadley, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 11 less professional rounds, 23 to Hadley's 34.

Loughran vs Hadley form

Loughran had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Angel Pacheco at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on 30th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Taylor Lapilus at UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac on 2nd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Dylan Hazan at Cage Warriors 154 on 6th May 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Fiera Roma, Rome, Italy.

Before that, he had defeated Luke Shanks at Cage Warriors 145 on 4th November 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Indigo at the O2, London, United Kingdom.

He was victorious against Festus Ahorlu at Cage Warriors 140 on 25th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at SSE Arena, Belfast.

Hadley had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been beaten by Charles Johnson at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento on 11th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Enterprise Center, St. Louis, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Cody Durden at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Going into that contest, he had won against Malcolm Gordon at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Carlos Candelario at UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Evloev on 5th November 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

He had lost to Allan Nascimento at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Caolan Loughran had been fighting more than Jake Hadley.

Going to this contest, Caolan Loughran had last fought 5 months and 7 days ago, while Jake Hadley's last outing had been 3 months and 26 days ago.

Loughran's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Hadley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Loughran vs Hadley start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:30 AM UTC , which was 8:30 PM EST or 5:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:30 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Loughran vs Hadley?

Caolan Loughran was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Jake Hadley made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.