Primus vs Miranda

Who won Primus vs Miranda?

Brent Primus beat Bruno Miranda by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of PFL 2, on Friday 12th April 2024 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

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).

Primus vs Miranda stats

Brent Primus stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Bruno Miranda made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Brent Primus' 4th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Bruno Miranda marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Brent Primus' PFL record stood at 3-1-0, while Bruno Miranda's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Miranda had a massive power advantage over Primus, boasting a 56% knock out percentage over Primus' 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Primus had a massive advantage over Miranda, boasting a 50% submission rate over Miranda's 13%.

Brent Primus was the older man by 5 years, at 39 years old.

Primus had a height advantage of 1 inch over Miranda.

Primus was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 14 years and 6 months later than Miranda, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 48 to Miranda's 45.

Primus vs Miranda form

Brent Primus had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Clay Collard at PFL 8: 2024 Playoffs on 16th August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Solomon Renfro at PFL 5: 2024 Regular Season on 21st June 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Bruno Miranda at PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season on 12th April 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Usman Nurmagomedov at Bellator 300 on 7th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Lightweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

He was victorious against Mansour Barnaoui at Bellator MMA Paris on 12th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Activity check

Primus' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Miranda's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Primus vs Miranda?

Brent Primus was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Bruno Miranda made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.