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.

This was Archie Colgan's 7th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Archie Colgan's Bellator record stood at 7-0-0, 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 53 less professional rounds, 22 to Sanchez's 75.

Colgan vs Sanchez form

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

Activity check

Sanchez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 27 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.