Loughnane vs Pinedo

Who won Loughnane vs Pinedo?

Jesus Pinedo beat Brendan Loughnane by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of PFL 4, on Thursday 8th June 2023 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.

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 Pinedo stats

Brendan Loughnane stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Jesus Pinedo made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Brendan Loughnane's 13th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

Brendan Loughnane's PFL record stood at 11-2-0, while Jesus Pinedo's came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Pinedo had a slight advantage in power over Loughnane, with a 55% knock out percentage over Loughnane's 54%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pinedo had an advantage over Loughnane, with a 20% submission rate over Loughnane's 4%.

Brendan Loughnane was the older man by 6 years, at 34 years old.

Pinedo had a height advantage of 3 inches over Loughnane. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Loughnane was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 3 years earlier than Pinedo, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 76 to Pinedo's 58.

Loughnane vs Pinedo form

Brendan Loughnane had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won 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.

Previous to that, he had beaten Ago Huski at PFL 2022 #5 on 24th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ryoji Kudo at PFL 2022 #2 on 28th April 2022 by unanimous decision in the 3rd round at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

Before that, he had lost to Movlid Khaybulaev at PFL 2021 #9 on 27th August 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

He was victorious against Tyler Diamond at PFL 2021 #4 on 10th June 2021 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Activity check

Loughnane's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Pinedo's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Loughnane vs Pinedo?

Brendan Loughnane was a 1/6 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Jesus Pinedo made his way into the ring at 21/5 (+420) with oddsmakers.