Caldone vs Grimard

Who won Caldone vs Grimard?

John Caldone beat Nathaniel Grimard by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of 2023 PFL Playoffs, on Wednesday 23rd August 2023 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Caldone vs Grimard stats

John Caldone stepped into the octagon with a record of 3 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Nathaniel Grimard made his way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out.

John Caldone's PFL record stood at 1-0-0, while Nathaniel Grimard's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Caldone had a slight advantage in power over Grimard, with a 33% knock out percentage over Grimard's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Caldone had a massive advantage over Grimard, boasting a 33% submission rate over Grimard's 0%.

John Caldone was the older man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Grimard had a height advantage of 1 inch over Caldone.

Caldone was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 3 months earlier than Grimard, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 12 to Grimard's 13.

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What were the odds on Caldone vs Grimard?

John Caldone was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Nathaniel Grimard made his way into the ring at 15/8 (+190) with oddsmakers.