Colgan vs Buist

Who won Colgan vs Buist?

Archie Colgan beat Pieter Buist by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 301, on Friday 17th November 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 Buist stats

Archie Colgan stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Pieter Buist made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Archie Colgan's Bellator record stood at 6-0-0, while Pieter Buist's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Colgan had a massive power advantage over Buist, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Buist's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Buist had a large advantage over Colgan, boasting a 38% submission rate over Colgan's 13%.

Archie Colgan was the younger man by 36 years, at years old.

Colgan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 8 years and 4 months later than Buist, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 22 less professional rounds, 19 to Buist's 41.

Colgan vs Buist 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 Emmanuel Sanchez at Bellator 297 on 16th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Justin Montalvo at Bellator 293 on 31st March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jesse Hannam at Bellator 288 on 18th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Before that, he was victorious against Bryan Nuro at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma.

He had won against Ben Simons at Bellator 265 on 20th August 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Activity check

Colgan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Buist's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Colgan vs Buist?

Archie Colgan was a 1/14 (-2000) favourite going into the contest, while Pieter Buist made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.