Mamedov vs Primus

Who won Mamedov vs Primus?

Islam Mamedov beat Brent Primus by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 263, on Saturday 31st July 2021 at The Forum in Inglewood.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Islam Mamedov.

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).

Mamedov vs Primus stats

Islam Mamedov stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Brent Primus made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Brent Primus marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Islam Mamedov's Bellator record stood at 3-2-0, while Brent Primus' came in at 10-3-0.

The stats suggested Mamedov had a slight advantage in power over Primus, with a 21% knock out percentage over Primus' 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Primus had an advantage over Mamedov, with a 60% submission rate over Mamedov's 47%.

Islam Mamedov was the younger man by 5 years, at 34 years old.

Mamedov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Primus. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Mamedov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 2 months earlier than Primus, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 51 to Primus' 42.

Mamedov vs Primus form

Islam Mamedov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Nick Browne at Bellator 286 on 1st October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Benson Henderson at Bellator 273 on 29th January 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Brent Primus at Bellator 263 on 31st July 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Forum, Inglewood.

Before that, he had drawn with Loik Radzhabov at PFL 2019 #8 on 17th October 2019 by majority draw in their 2 round contest at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Ylies Djiroun at PFL 2019 #2 on 23rd May 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Long Island.

Brent Primus had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Solomon Renfro at PFL 5: 2024 Regular Season on 21st June 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Bruno Miranda at PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season on 12th April 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Usman Nurmagomedov at Bellator 300 on 7th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Lightweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Before that, he had beaten Mansour Barnaoui at Bellator MMA Paris on 12th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

He had been defeated by Alexander Shabliy at Bellator 282 on 24th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Brent Primus had been fighting more than Islam Mamedov.

Going to this contest, Islam Mamedov had last fought 1 year, 9 months and 23 days ago, while Brent Primus' last outing had been 1 month and 3 days ago.

Mamedov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Primus' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 1 month, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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