Colgan vs Montalvo

Who won Colgan vs Montalvo?

Archie Colgan beat Justin Montalvo by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of Bellator 293, on Friday 31st March 2023 at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula.

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).

Colgan vs Montalvo stats

Archie Colgan stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Justin Montalvo made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 5 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Archie Colgan's 7th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Archie Colgan's Bellator record stood at 7-0-0, while Justin Montalvo's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Montalvo had an advantage in power over Colgan, with a 80% knock out percentage over Colgan's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Colgan had an advantage over Montalvo, with a 17% submission rate over Montalvo's 0%.

Archie Colgan was the younger man by 28 years, at years old.

Colgan was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2021, 1 year later than Montalvo, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 22 to Montalvo's 10.

Colgan vs Montalvo form

Colgan remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Justin Montalvo at Bellator 293 on 31st March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jesse Hannam at Bellator 288 on 18th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Bryan Nuro at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma.

Before that, he was victorious against Ben Simons at Bellator 265 on 20th August 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

He had won against Keith Phathaem at LFA 108 on 21st May 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Activity check

Colgan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Montalvo's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Colgan vs Montalvo?

Archie Colgan was a 3/10 (-330) favourite going into the contest, while Justin Montalvo made his way into the ring at 11/5 (+220) with oddsmakers.