Gouti vs Colgan

Who won Gouti vs Colgan?

Archie Colgan beat Thibault Gouti by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator Champions Series, on Friday 17th May 2024 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-26, 30-26 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).

Gouti vs Colgan stats

Thibault Gouti stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Archie Colgan made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 9 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Thibault Gouti's 4th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Archie Colgan marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Thibault Gouti's Bellator record stood at 2-2-0, while Archie Colgan's came in at 7-0-0.

The stats suggested Colgan had an advantage in power over Gouti, with a 56% knock out percentage over Gouti's 41%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gouti had a large advantage over Colgan, boasting a 35% submission rate over Colgan's 11%.

Thibault Gouti was the older man by 37 years, at 37 years old.

Gouti was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 9 years and 3 months earlier than Colgan, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 22 more professional rounds, 44 to Colgan's 22.

Gouti vs Colgan form

Colgan remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Pieter Buist at Bellator 301 on 17th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Emmanuel Sanchez at Bellator 297 on 16th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Justin Montalvo at Bellator 293 on 31st March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula.

Before that, he was victorious against Jesse Hannam at Bellator 288 on 18th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

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.

Activity check

Gouti's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Colgan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Gouti vs Colgan?

Thibault Gouti was a 4/1 (+400) underdog going into the contest, while Archie Colgan made his way into the ring at 1/7 (-710) with oddsmakers.