Colgan vs Hannam

Who won Colgan vs Hannam?

Archie Colgan beat Jesse Hannam by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of Bellator 288, on Friday 18th November 2022 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

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).

Colgan vs Hannam stats

Archie Colgan stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Jesse Hannam made his way to the cage with a record of 2 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Archie Colgan's 8th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Archie Colgan's Bellator record stood at 8-0-0, while Jesse Hannam's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Colgan had a slight advantage in power over Hannam, with a 60% knock out percentage over Hannam's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hannam had a large advantage over Colgan, boasting a 50% submission rate over Colgan's 20%.

Archie Colgan was the same age as Jesse Hannam, at 29 years old.

Colgan was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2021, 4 months later than Hannam, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, 28 to Hannam's 4.

Colgan vs Hannam form

Colgan 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 Manoel Sousa at Bellator Champions Series: London on 14th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at OVO Wembley, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Thibault Gouti at Bellator Champions Series: Paris on 17th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Pieter Buist at Bellator 301 on 17th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Emmanuel Sanchez at Bellator 297 on 16th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

He had won against Justin Montalvo at Bellator 293 on 31st March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula.

Activity check

Colgan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Colgan vs Hannam?

Archie Colgan was a 1/8 (-770) favourite going into the contest, while Jesse Hannam made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.