Henderson vs Primus

Who won Henderson vs Primus?

Brent Primus beat Benson Henderson by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 266, on Saturday 16th October 2021 at Footprint Center in Phoenix.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 in favor of the winner Brent Primus.

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).

Henderson vs Primus stats

Benson Henderson stepped into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

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

Brent Primus marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Benson Henderson's Bellator record stood at 7-7-0, while Brent Primus' came in at 10-3-0.

The stats suggested Primus had a slight advantage in power over Henderson, with a 20% knock out percentage over Henderson's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Primus had a large advantage over Henderson, boasting a 60% submission rate over Henderson's 32%.

Benson Henderson was the older man by 2 years, at 41 years old.

Primus had a height advantage of 1 inch over Henderson. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Henderson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 26 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 3 years and 10 months earlier than Primus, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 76 more professional rounds, 124 to Primus' 48.

Henderson vs Primus form

Benson Henderson had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jason Jackson at Bellator 253 on 19th November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Michael Chandler at Bellator 243 on 7th August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had won against Myles Jury at Bellator 227 on 27th September 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland.

Before that, he had beaten Adam Piccolotti at Bellator 220 on 27th April 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at SAP Center, San Jose, United States.

He had defeated Saad Awad at Bellator 208 on 13th October 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Nassau Coliseum, Long Island.

Brent Primus had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against 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, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had won against Mansour Barnaoui at Bellator MMA Paris on 12th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, he had lost to Alexander Shabliy at Bellator 282 on 24th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

He had beaten Benson Henderson at Bellator 266 on 16th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Brent Primus had been fighting more than Benson Henderson.

Going to this contest, Benson Henderson had last fought 4 years, 4 months and 9 days ago, while Brent Primus' last outing had been 11 months and 16 days ago.

Henderson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Primus' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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