Colgan vs Sanchez

Who won Colgan vs Sanchez?

Archie Colgan beat Emmanuel Sanchez by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 297, on Friday 16th June 2023 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Archie Colgan.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Colgan vs Sanchez stats

Archie Colgan stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Emmanuel Sanchez made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Archie Colgan's Bellator record stood at 6-0-0, while Emmanuel Sanchez's came in at 12-8-0.

The stats suggested Colgan had a massive power advantage over Sanchez, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Sanchez's 5%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sanchez had a large advantage over Colgan, boasting a 40% submission rate over Colgan's 14%.

Archie Colgan was the younger man by 33 years, at years old.

Colgan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 9 years and 4 months later than Sanchez, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 56 less professional rounds, 19 to Sanchez's 75.

Colgan vs Sanchez form

Colgan remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Justin Montalvo at Bellator 293 on 31st March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jesse Hannam at Bellator 288 on 18th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Bryan Nuro at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma.

Before that, he was victorious against Ben Simons at Bellator 265 on 20th August 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

He had won against Keith Phathaem at LFA 108 on 21st May 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Emmanuel Sanchez had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Yancy Medeiros at Bellator 279 on 23rd April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Jeremy Kennedy at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Mads Burnell at Bellator 263 on 31st July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Forum, Inglewood.

Before that, he had lost to Patricio Pitbull at Bellator 255 on 2nd April 2021 by submission in the 1st round in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had beaten Daniel Weichel at Bellator 252 on 12th November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Archie Colgan had been fighting more than Emmanuel Sanchez.

Going to this contest, Archie Colgan had last fought 1 year and 28 days ago, while Emmanuel Sanchez's last outing had been 2 years and 5 days ago.

Colgan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Sanchez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Colgan vs Sanchez?

Archie Colgan was a 4/11 (-290) favourite going into the contest, while Emmanuel Sanchez made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+220) with oddsmakers.