Barnaoui vs Primus

When is Barnaoui vs Primus?

Mansour Barnaoui will fight Brent Primus in the co-main event of Bellator MMA Paris, on Friday 12th May 2023 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The fight will take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which means the weight limit will be 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Barnaoui vs Primus stats

Mansour Barnaoui steps into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 13 by submission.

Brent Primus will make his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 2 of those wins by knock out and 6 by submission.

The stats suggest Barnaoui has an advantage in power over Primus, with a 30% knock out percentage over Primus' 18%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Barnaoui will have a slight advantage over Primus, with a 65% submission rate over Primus' 55%.

Mansour Barnaoui is the younger man by 7 years, at 30 years old.

Barnaoui has a height advantage of 2 inches over Primus.

Barnaoui is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 4 months later than Primus, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He has fought 22 more professional rounds, 49 to Primus' 27.

Barnaoui vs Primus form

Brent Primus has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he Alexander Shabliy at Bellator 282 on 24th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Benson Henderson at Bellator 266 on 16th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Islam Mamedov at Bellator 263 on 31st July 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Forum, Inglewood.

Before that, he had beat Chris Bungard at Bellator 240 on 22nd February 2020 by submission in the 1st round at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland.

He had defeated Tim Wilde at Bellator Birmingham on 4th May 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Primus' last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 10 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Barnaoui vs Primus?

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