Loughnane vs Gonzales

Who won Loughnane vs Gonzales?

Brendan Loughnane beat Justin Gonzales by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of PFL 6, on Friday 28th June 2024 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

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

Loughnane vs Gonzales stats

Brendan Loughnane stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Justin Gonzales made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Brendan Loughnane's 14th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Justin Gonzales marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Brendan Loughnane's PFL record stood at 12-2-0, while Justin Gonzales' came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Loughnane had a large advantage in power over Gonzales, boasting a 54% knock out percentage over Gonzales' 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gonzales had a slight advantage over Loughnane, with a 7% submission rate over Loughnane's 4%.

Brendan Loughnane was the older man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Gonzales had a height advantage of 1 inch over Loughnane. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Loughnane was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 6 years earlier than Gonzales, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 23 more professional rounds, 79 to Gonzales' 56.

Loughnane vs Gonzales form

Loughnane had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Bubba Jenkins at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Chris Wade at PFL 2022 #9 on 20th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ago Huski at PFL 2022 #5 on 24th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Ryoji Kudo at PFL 2022 #2 on 28th April 2022 by unanimous decision in the 3rd round at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

He had lost to Movlid Khaybulaev at PFL 2021 #9 on 27th August 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

Justin Gonzales had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Gabriel Alves Braga at PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season on 19th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Timur Khizriev at Bellator 301 on 17th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Mads Burnell at Bellator 295 on 22nd April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

Before that, he had won against Andrew Fisher at Bellator Milan on 29th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Allianz Cloud Arena, Milan, Italy.

He had beaten Kai Kamaka III at Bellator 279 on 23rd April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Justin Gonzales had been fighting more than Brendan Loughnane.

Going to this contest, Brendan Loughnane had last fought 1 year, 9 months and 13 days ago, while Justin Gonzales' last outing had been 4 months and 19 days ago.

Loughnane's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Gonzales' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Loughnane vs Gonzales start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:40 AM UTC , which was 11:40 PM EST or 8:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Loughnane vs Gonzales?

Brendan Loughnane was a 2/11 (-560) favourite going into the contest, while Justin Gonzales made his way into the ring at 18/5 (+360) with oddsmakers.