Cage Warriors

Cage Warriors 160: Manchester

Completed BEC Arena, Manchester, England 10 bouts

Key takeaways

  • James Hendin beat Tobias Harila by knockout in the main event.
  • Matthew Bonner beat Samir Zaidi by submission in the co-main event at middleweight.
  • Eight of the ten results came early: four knockouts and four submissions.

Main card

JH

James Hendin vs Tobias Harila

Featherweight
Knockout R3 0:30
TH
MB

Matthew Bonner vs Samir Zaidi

Middleweight
Submission R1 3:09
SZ
AS

Antonio Sheldon vs Michal Folc

Featherweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
MF
Luke Riley

Luke Riley vs Alexander Lööf

Featherweight
Knockout R3 1:10
AL
AC

Adam Cullen vs Amaury Junior

Catchweight
Knockout R1 3:25
AJ

Preliminary card

BP

Ben Petches-Kelly vs Rafael Aronov

Welterweight
Submission R1 1:27
RA
AW

Adam Wilson vs Rory Evans

Bantamweight
Submission R3 2:21
RE
UI

Umakhan Ibragimov vs Rashid Bulguchev

Featherweight
Knockout R1 3:32
RB
CP

Chris Price vs Dec Dean

Lightweight
Submission R1 3:32
DD
MC

Matthew Camilleri vs Adam Shelley

Lightweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
AS
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Results

Main and co-main events

James Hendin beat Tobias Harila by knockout at 0:30 of round three in the main event of Cage Warriors 160 at the BEC Arena in Manchester. In the co-main event, Matthew Bonner beat Samir Zaidi by submission at 3:09 of round one at middleweight.

How the card was decided

Across the ten bouts that produced a result, four ended by knockout, four by submission and two on the judges' scorecards — eight stoppages in ten fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Rafael Aronov, who stopped Ben Petches-Kelly at 1:27 of round one, and five of the eight finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Rory Evans's submission of Adam Wilson, 12 minutes and 21 seconds in. End to end, the ten fights filled one hour and 19 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The main card finished at the higher rate: four of five, against four of the five below it. Rafael Aronov (submission, round one), Rory Evans (submission, round three) and Umakhan Ibragimov (knockout, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

Six weight classes were used, featherweight most often with four bouts.