McGrillen-Evans vs Luster

Who won McGrillen-Evans vs Luster?

Lewis McGrillen-Evans beat Alexander Luster by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of PFL Europe 2024 Championships, on Saturday 14th December 2024 at LDLC Arena in Lyon.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

McGrillen-Evans vs Luster stats

Lewis McGrillen-Evans stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Alexander Luster made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Lewis McGrillen-Evans' 6th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Alexander Luster marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Lewis McGrillen-Evans' PFL record stood at 5-1-0, while Alexander Luster's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested McGrillen-Evans had a massive power advantage over Luster, boasting a 88% knock out percentage over Luster's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Luster had a massive advantage over McGrillen-Evans, boasting a 56% submission rate over McGrillen-Evans' 0%.

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

Luster had a height advantage of 2 inches over McGrillen-Evans.

McGrillen-Evans was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 4 years and 5 months later than Luster, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 20 to Luster's 15.

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McGrillen-Evans' last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Luster's last 2 fights had come over a period of 9 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What time did McGrillen-Evans vs Luster start?

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

What were the odds on McGrillen-Evans vs Luster?

Lewis McGrillen-Evans was a 4/9 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Alexander Luster made his way into the ring at 13/8 (+160) with oddsmakers.