Colgan vs Sousa

Who won Colgan vs Sousa?

Archie Colgan beat Manoel Sousa by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator Champions Series, on Saturday 14th September 2024 at OVO Wembley in London.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Archie Colgan.

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 Sousa stats

Archie Colgan stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Manoel Sousa made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 11 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Archie Colgan's 8th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Manoel Sousa marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

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

The stats suggested Sousa had an advantage in power over Colgan, with a 64% knock out percentage over Colgan's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sousa had an advantage over Colgan, with a 27% submission rate over Colgan's 10%.

Archie Colgan was the older man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Colgan was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 1 year and 9 months later than Sousa, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 25 to Sousa's 24.

Colgan vs Sousa form

Colgan remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Pieter Buist at Bellator 301 on 17th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Emmanuel Sanchez at Bellator 297 on 16th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Justin Montalvo at Bellator 293 on 31st March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula.

Before that, he was victorious against Jesse Hannam at Bellator 288 on 18th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

He had won against Bryan Nuro at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma.

Activity check

Colgan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Sousa's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Colgan vs Sousa start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 6:40 PM UTC , which was 2:40 PM EST or 11:40 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Colgan vs Sousa?

Archie Colgan was a 12/25 (-210) favourite going into the contest, while Manoel Sousa made his way into the ring at 6/4 (+150) with oddsmakers.