Smith vs Rawlins

Who won Smith vs Rawlins?

George Smith beat Craig Rawlins by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of Cage Warriors 175, on Thursday 25th July 2024 at BEC Arena in Manchester.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Smith vs Rawlins stats

George Smith stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Craig Rawlins made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was George Smith's 5th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Craig Rawlins marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

George Smith's Cage Warriors record stood at 3-2-0, while Craig Rawlins' came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Rawlins had a massive power advantage over Smith, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Smith's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Smith had an advantage over Rawlins, with a 60% submission rate over Rawlins' 40%.

George Smith was the younger man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Rawlins had a height advantage of 1 inch over Smith.

Smith's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Rawlins', having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 7 months earlier than Rawlins, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 19 to Rawlins' 17.

Activity check

Smith's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 6 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Smith vs Rawlins?

George Smith was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Craig Rawlins made his way into the ring at 6/4 (+150) with oddsmakers.