Grant vs Leary

Who won Grant vs Leary?

Jack Grant beat Charlie Leary by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of PFL Europe 2, on Saturday 8th June 2024 at Utilita Arena in Newcastle.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Grant vs Leary stats

Jack Grant stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Charlie Leary made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 14 losses and 1 draw, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Jack Grant's 3rd fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Charlie Leary marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Jack Grant's PFL record stood at 1-2-0, while Charlie Leary's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Leary had an advantage in power over Grant, with a 59% knock out percentage over Grant's 47%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Grant had a massive advantage over Leary, boasting a 47% submission rate over Leary's 12%.

Jack Grant was the younger man by 9 years, at 33 years old.

Grant had a height advantage of 1 inch over Leary.

Grant was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 7 months later than Leary, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 18 less professional rounds, 53 to Leary's 71.

Grant vs Leary form

Grant had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Abdoul Abdouraguimov at PFL Europe 1: 2024 Regular Season on 7th March 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, he had won against Nathan Jones at Bellator London on 1st October 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at SSE Arena, London, England.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Ian Machado Garry at Cage Warriors 125 on 26th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their Cage Warriors Welterweight championship fight at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been defeated by Agy Sardari at Cage Warriors 119 on 12th December 2020 by split decision in their Cage Warriors Lightweight championship fight at York Hall, London, England.

He had beaten Yassine Belhadj at Cage Warriors 115 on 25th September 2020 by submission in the 1st round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

Grant's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Leary's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What time did Grant vs Leary start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 5:40 PM UTC , which was 1:40 PM EST or 10:40 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Grant vs Leary?

Jack Grant was a 1/8 (-770) favourite going into the contest, while Charlie Leary made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.