McGrillen-Evans vs Philpott

Who won McGrillen-Evans vs Philpott?

Lewis McGrillen-Evans beat Alan Philpott by submission in the 2nd round during the co-main event of PFL Europe 1, on Saturday 10th May 2025 at SSE Arena in Belfast.

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 Philpott stats

Lewis McGrillen-Evans stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Alan Philpott made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Lewis McGrillen-Evans' 6th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Alan Philpott will be making their debut in the PFL.

Lewis McGrillen-Evans' PFL record stood at 5-1-0.

The stats suggested McGrillen-Evans had a massive power advantage over Philpott, boasting a 90% knock out percentage over Philpott's 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Philpott had a massive advantage over McGrillen-Evans, boasting a 42% submission rate over McGrillen-Evans' 0%.

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

Philpott had a height advantage of 1 inch over McGrillen-Evans.

McGrillen-Evans was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 10 years and 9 months later than Philpott, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 46 less professional rounds, 20 to Philpott's 66.

McGrillen-Evans vs Philpott form

McGrillen-Evans had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Alexander Luster at PFL Europe 2024 Championships on 14th December 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at LDLC Arena, Lyon, France.

Previous to that, he had beaten Matiss Zaharovs at PFL Europe 2: 2024 Regular Season on 8th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Utilita Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Weslley Maia at PFL Europe 4: 2023 Championships on 8th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Before that, he had defeated Amrali Saydoshurov at PFL Europe on 8th July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Verti Music Hall, Berlin, Germany.

He was victorious against Salih Kulucan at PFL Europe on 25th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

Activity check

McGrillen-Evans' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Philpott's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What time did McGrillen-Evans vs Philpott start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 7:10 PM UTC , which was 3:10 PM EST or 12:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:10 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on McGrillen-Evans vs Philpott?

Lewis McGrillen-Evans was a 1/20 (-2000) favourite going into the contest, while Alan Philpott made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.