Nurmagomedov vs Primus

Who won Nurmagomedov vs Primus?

Usman Nurmagomedov beat Brent Primus by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of Bellator 300, on Saturday 7th October 2023 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego.

The scorecards were announced as 50-45, 50-45, 50-45 in favor of the winner Usman Nurmagomedov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

This contest was for the Bellator Lightweight championship.

Nurmagomedov vs Primus stats

Usman Nurmagomedov stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Brent Primus made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses 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.

Usman Nurmagomedov's Bellator record stood at 7-0-0, while Brent Primus' came in at 10-3-0.

The stats suggested Nurmagomedov had a large advantage in power over Primus, boasting a 47% knock out percentage over Primus' 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Primus had an advantage over Nurmagomedov, with a 50% submission rate over Nurmagomedov's 35%.

Usman Nurmagomedov was the younger man by 13 years, at 26 years old.

Nurmagomedov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Primus. Despite this, Primus had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Nurmagomedov was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 6 years and 6 months later than Primus, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 33 to Primus' 42.

Nurmagomedov vs Primus form

Nurmagomedov remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Benson Henderson at Bellator 292 on 10th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round in their Bellator Lightweight championship fight at SAP Center, San Jose, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Patricky Pitbull at Bellator 288 on 18th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Lightweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Chris Gonzalez at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma.

Before that, he was victorious against Patrik Pietila at Bellator MMA on 23rd October 2021 by submission in the 1st round at VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia.

He had won against Manny Muro at Bellator 263 on 31st July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at The Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Brent Primus had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, 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.

Previous to that, he had lost to Alexander Shabliy at Bellator 282 on 24th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Benson Henderson at Bellator 266 on 16th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Before that, he had been beaten by Islam Mamedov at Bellator 263 on 31st July 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Forum, Inglewood.

He was victorious against Chris Bungard at Bellator 240 on 22nd February 2020 by submission in the 1st round at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Usman Nurmagomedov had last fought 1 year, 4 months and 14 days ago, while Brent Primus' last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 12 days ago.

Nurmagomedov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Primus' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Nurmagomedov vs Primus?

Usman Nurmagomedov was a 1/40 (-3300) favourite going into the contest, while Brent Primus made his way into the ring at 19/2 (+980) with oddsmakers.