Key takeaways
Stefano Paternò beat Scott Stockman by submission at 3:01 of round one in the main event of Cage Warriors 167 at the BEC Arena in Manchester. In the co-main event, Omiel Brown beat Rafael Aronov by submission at 2:39 of round two at welterweight.
Across the twelve bouts that produced a result, four ended by knockout, four by submission and four on the judges' scorecards — eight stoppages in twelve fights. One of the four decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Stefano Paternò, who stopped Scott Stockman at 3:01 of round one, and four of the eight finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Amaury Junior's knockout of Giuseppe Ruggeri, 9 minutes and 47 seconds in. End to end, the twelve fights filled one hour and 45 minutes of cage time.
The main card finished at the higher rate: four of five, against four of the seven below it. Teddy Stringer (submission, round one), Amaury Junior (knockout, round two) and Matthew Camilleri (submission, round two) all closed before the judges were needed.
Five weight classes were used, welterweight most often with four bouts.