Storley vs Ward

Who won Storley vs Ward?

Logan Storley beat Brennan Ward by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of Bellator 298 – Storley vs. Ward, on Friday 11th August 2023 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

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).

Storley vs Ward stats

Logan Storley stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Brennan Ward made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Logan Storley's 12th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Brennan Ward marked his 19th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2012.

Logan Storley's Bellator record stood at 10-2-0, while Brennan Ward's came in at 12-7-0.

The stats suggested Ward had an advantage in power over Storley, with a 71% knock out percentage over Storley's 57%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ward had a large advantage over Storley, boasting a 24% submission rate over Storley's 0%.

Logan Storley was the younger man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Ward had a height advantage of 2 inches over Storley. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Storley was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 8 years and 11 months later than Ward, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 47 to Ward's 39.

Storley vs Ward form

Storley had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Dante Schiro at Bellator 265 on 20th August 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Yaroslav Amosov at Bellator 252 on 12th November 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ion Pascu at Bellator 215 on 15th February 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he had defeated AJ Matthews at Bellator 204 on 17th August 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

He was victorious against Joaquin Buckley at Bellator 197 on 13th April 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Family Arena, St. Charles.

Activity check

Storley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Ward's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Storley vs Ward?

Logan Storley was a 7/25 (-360) favourite going into the contest, while Brennan Ward made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.