Meredith vs MaCalolooy

Who won Meredith vs MaCalolooy?

Bryce Meredith beat John MaCalolooy by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of Bellator Champions Series, on Saturday 7th September 2024 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego.

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).

Meredith vs MaCalolooy stats

Bryce Meredith stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

John MaCalolooy made his way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

This was Bryce Meredith's 3rd fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. John MaCalolooy marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Bryce Meredith's Bellator record stood at 3-0-0, while John MaCalolooy's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Meredith had a massive power advantage over MaCalolooy, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over MaCalolooy's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Meredith had a massive advantage over MaCalolooy, boasting a 33% submission rate over MaCalolooy's 0%.

Bryce Meredith was the same age as John MaCalolooy, at years old.

Meredith was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in , 15 years and 11 months earlier than MaCalolooy, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 14 to MaCalolooy's 14.

Meredith vs MaCalolooy form

Meredith remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Ty Johnson at PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season on 4th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Boeing Center, San Antonio, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Brandon Carrillo at Bellator 293 on 31st March 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Nathan Fought at LFA 141 on 9th September 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Dobson Arena, Vail.

Before that, he was victorious against Jay Viola at LFA 128 on 8th April 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

He had won against Steven Merrill at LFA 108 on 21st May 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Activity check

Meredith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Meredith vs MaCalolooy?

Bryce Meredith was a 1/8 (-770) favourite going into the contest, while John MaCalolooy made his way into the ring at 22/5 (+440) with oddsmakers.