McCourt vs Collins

Who won McCourt vs Collins?

Sara Collins beat Leah McCourt by submission in the 1st round during the main event of Bellator Champions Series, on Saturday 14th September 2024 at OVO Wembley in London.

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

McCourt vs Collins stats

Leah McCourt stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Sara Collins made her way to the cage with an unblemished record of 5 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws and 2 by submission.

This was Leah McCourt's 10th fight in Bellator, having made her debut for the promotion in 2019. Sara Collins marked her 3rd fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Leah McCourt's Bellator record stood at 7-3-0, while Sara Collins' came in at 3-0-0.

The stats suggested McCourt had a large advantage in power over Collins, boasting a 25% knock out percentage over Collins' 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Collins had an advantage over McCourt, with a 40% submission rate over McCourt's 25%.

Leah McCourt was the younger woman by 2 years, at 32 years old.

McCourt had a height advantage of 1 inch over Collins. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

McCourt was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made her debut in 2017, 2 years and 2 months earlier than Collins, whose first professional fight was in 2019. She had fought 13 more professional rounds, 26 to Collins' 13.

McCourt vs Collins form

McCourt had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Sara McMann at Bellator 300 on 7th October 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Cat Zingano at Bellator 293 on 31st March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Dayana Silva at Bellator 285 on 23rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Before that, she had been beaten by Sinead Kavanagh at Bellator MMA on 25th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

She had defeated Jessica Borga at Bellator London on 1st October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, London, England.

Activity check

McCourt's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 10 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 21 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Collins' last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 10 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 10 months and 6 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did McCourt vs Collins start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 8:40 PM UTC , which was 4:40 PM EST or 1:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on McCourt vs Collins?

Leah McCourt was a 49/50 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Sara Collins made her way into the ring at 4/5 (-120) with oddsmakers.