Who won Colgan vs Simons?
Archie Colgan beat Ben Simons by during the prelims of Bellator 265, on Friday 20th August 2021 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.
The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Archie Colgan.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).
Colgan vs Simons stats
Archie Colgan stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 2 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.
Ben Simons made his way to the cage with a record of 3 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws and 2 by submission.
The stats suggested Colgan had a massive power advantage over Simons, boasting at 50% knock out percentage over Simons' 0%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Simons had an advantage over Colgan, with a 67% submission rate over Colgan's 50%.
Archie Colgan was the same age as Ben Simons, at years old.
Colgan was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 5 year and 3 months later than Simons, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 19 to Simons' 9.
Colgan vs Simons form
Colgan remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated 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 defeated 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 beat Jesse Hannam at Bellator 288 on 18th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.
Before that, he had won 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 beat 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, 7 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Colgan vs Simons?
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