McCourt vs McMann

Who won McCourt vs McMann?

Leah McCourt beat Sara McMann by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of Bellator 300, on Saturday 7th October 2023 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego.

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 McMann stats

Leah McCourt stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Sara McMann made her way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Leah McCourt's 10th fight in Bellator, having made her debut for the promotion in 2019.

Leah McCourt's Bellator record stood at 7-3-0, while Sara McMann's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested McCourt had a slight advantage in power over McMann, with a 14% knock out percentage over McMann's 7%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested McMann had a slight advantage over McCourt, with a 36% submission rate over McCourt's 29%.

Leah McCourt was the younger woman by 11 years, at 33 years old.

McCourt had a height advantage of 2 inches over McMann. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

McCourt was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2017, 6 years later than McMann, whose first professional fight was in 2011. She had fought 20 less professional rounds, 26 to McMann's 46.

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McMann's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 4 months and 8 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 1 day. In those fights, she fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on McCourt vs McMann?

Leah McCourt was a 5/4 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Sara McMann made her way into the ring at 8/13 (-160) with oddsmakers.