Madge vs Gracie

Who won Madge vs Gracie?

Neiman Gracie beat Don Madge by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of PFL 6, on Friday 28th June 2024 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Neiman Gracie.

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).

Madge vs Gracie stats

Don Madge stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Neiman Gracie made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Don Madge's 4th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Neiman Gracie marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Don Madge's PFL record stood at 2-2-0, while Neiman Gracie's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Madge had a massive power advantage over Gracie, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Gracie's 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gracie had a massive advantage over Madge, boasting a 82% submission rate over Madge's 40%.

Don Madge was the younger man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Gracie had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Madge's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Gracie's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 10 months earlier than Gracie, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 40 to Gracie's 45.

Madge vs Gracie form

Neiman Gracie had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Goiti Yamauchi at PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season on 19th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Goiti Yamauchi at Bellator 284 on 12th August 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Logan Storley at Bellator 274 on 19th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he had won against Mark Lemminger at Bellator 266 on 18th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose.

He had lost to Jason Jackson at Bellator 255 on 2nd April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

Madge's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Gracie's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Madge vs Gracie start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:25 PM UTC , which was 6:25 PM EST or 3:25 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:25 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Madge vs Gracie?

Don Madge was a 4/11 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Neiman Gracie made his way into the ring at 21/10 (+210) with oddsmakers.