Loughnane vs Gonzales

Who won Loughnane vs Gonzales?

Brendan Loughnane beat Justin Gonzales by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of PFL 6, on Friday 28th June 2024 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

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).

Loughnane vs Gonzales stats

Brendan Loughnane stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Justin Gonzales made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Brendan Loughnane's 13th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Justin Gonzales marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Brendan Loughnane's PFL record stood at 11-2-0, while Justin Gonzales' came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Loughnane had a large advantage in power over Gonzales, boasting a 54% knock out percentage over Gonzales' 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gonzales had a slight advantage over Loughnane, with a 7% submission rate over Loughnane's 4%.

Brendan Loughnane was the older man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Gonzales had a height advantage of 1 inch over Loughnane. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Loughnane was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 6 years earlier than Gonzales, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, 76 to Gonzales' 56.

Loughnane vs Gonzales form

Loughnane had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Pedro Carvalho at PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season on 19th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jesus Pinedo at PFL 4 on 8th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Marlon Moraes at PFL 1 on 1st April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at The Theater - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Bubba Jenkins at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

He was victorious against Chris Wade at PFL 2022 #9 on 20th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Loughnane's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Gonzales' last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.5 rounds on average.

What time did Loughnane vs Gonzales start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:40 AM UTC , which was 11:40 PM EST or 8:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Loughnane vs Gonzales?

Brendan Loughnane was a 2/11 (-560) favourite going into the contest, while Justin Gonzales made his way into the ring at 18/5 (+360) with oddsmakers.