McGrillen-Evans vs Kulucan

Who won McGrillen-Evans vs Kulucan?

Lewis McGrillen-Evans beat Salih Kulucan by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of PFL Europe, on Saturday 25th March 2023 at Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

McGrillen-Evans vs Kulucan stats

Lewis McGrillen-Evans stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 4 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Salih Kulucan made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Lewis McGrillen-Evans' 6th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

Lewis McGrillen-Evans' PFL record stood at 5-1-0, while Salih Kulucan's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested McGrillen-Evans had a massive power advantage over Kulucan, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Kulucan's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kulucan had a massive advantage over McGrillen-Evans, boasting a 50% submission rate over McGrillen-Evans' 0%.

Lewis McGrillen-Evans was the younger man by 8 years, at 24 years old.

McGrillen-Evans was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 11 years later than Kulucan, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 20 to Kulucan's 23.

McGrillen-Evans vs Kulucan form

McGrillen-Evans had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Alexander Luster at PFL Europe 2024 Championships on 14th December 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at LDLC Arena, Lyon, France.

Previous to that, he had beaten Matiss Zaharovs at PFL Europe 2: 2024 Regular Season on 8th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Utilita Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Weslley Maia at PFL Europe 4: 2023 Championships on 8th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Before that, he had defeated Amrali Saydoshurov at PFL Europe on 8th July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Verti Music Hall, Berlin, Germany.

He was victorious against Salih Kulucan at PFL Europe on 25th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

Activity check

McGrillen-Evans' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on McGrillen-Evans vs Kulucan?

Lewis McGrillen-Evans was a 1/16 (-1700) favourite going into the contest, while Salih Kulucan made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.