Gallagher vs Gonzalez

Who won Gallagher vs Gonzalez?

James Gallagher beat James Gonzalez by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 298 – Storley vs. Ward, on Friday 11th August 2023 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner James Gallagher.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Gallagher vs Gonzalez stats

James Gallagher stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws and 9 by submission.

James Gonzalez made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

James Gonzalez marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

James Gallagher's Bellator record stood at 9-3-0, while James Gonzalez's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Gonzalez had a large advantage in power over Gallagher, boasting a 30% knock out percentage over Gallagher's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gallagher had a massive advantage over Gonzalez, boasting a 82% submission rate over Gonzalez's 20%.

James Gallagher was the younger man by 6 years, at 28 years old.

Gonzalez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gallagher.

Gallagher was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 months earlier than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 21 less professional rounds, 27 to Gonzalez's 48.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, James Gonzalez had been fighting more than James Gallagher.

Going to this contest, James Gallagher had last fought 5 years and 11 months ago, while James Gonzalez's last outing had been 2 years and 1 month ago.

Gallagher's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 9 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

Gonzalez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Gallagher vs Gonzalez?

James Gallagher was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while James Gonzalez made his way into the ring at 17/20 (-110) with oddsmakers.