Loughran vs Pacheco

Who won Loughran vs Pacheco?

Caolan Loughran beat Angel Pacheco by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 30th March 2024 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Caolan Loughran.

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).

Loughran vs Pacheco stats

Caolan Loughran stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Angel Pacheco made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Caolan Loughran's 3rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

Caolan Loughran's UFC record stood at 1-2-0, while Angel Pacheco's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Pacheco had a slight advantage in power over Loughran, with a 71% knock out percentage over Loughran's 63%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pacheco had a slight advantage over Loughran, with a 29% submission rate over Loughran's 25%.

Caolan Loughran was the younger man by 33 years, at years old.

Loughran's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Pacheco's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2019, 6 years and 2 months later than Pacheco, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 23 to Pacheco's 19.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Angel Pacheco had been fighting more than Caolan Loughran.

Going to this contest, Caolan Loughran had last fought 6 years, 4 months and 24 days ago, while Angel Pacheco's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 6 days ago.

What were the odds on Loughran vs Pacheco?

Caolan Loughran was a 11/50 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Angel Pacheco made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.