McGrillen-Evans vs Kulucan

Who won McGrillen-Evans vs Kulucan?

Lewis McGrillen-Evans beat Salih Kulucan by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of PFL Europe, on Saturday 25th March 2023 at Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

McGrillen-Evans vs Kulucan stats

Lewis McGrillen-Evans stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 4 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Salih Kulucan made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Lewis McGrillen-Evans' 6th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

Lewis McGrillen-Evans' PFL record stood at 5-1-0, while Salih Kulucan's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested McGrillen-Evans had a massive power advantage over Kulucan, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Kulucan's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kulucan had a massive advantage over McGrillen-Evans, boasting a 50% submission rate over McGrillen-Evans' 0%.

Lewis McGrillen-Evans was the younger man by 8 years, at 24 years old.

McGrillen-Evans was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 11 years later than Kulucan, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 20 to Kulucan's 23.

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McGrillen-Evans' last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on McGrillen-Evans vs Kulucan?

Lewis McGrillen-Evans was a 1/16 (-1700) favourite going into the contest, while Salih Kulucan made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.