Primus vs Collard

Who won Primus vs Collard?

Brent Primus beat Clay Collard by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of PFL 8, on Friday 16th August 2024 at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Brent Primus.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Primus vs Collard stats

Brent Primus stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Clay Collard made his way to the cage with a record of 25 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Brent Primus' 3rd fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Clay Collard marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Brent Primus' PFL record stood at 3-0-0, while Clay Collard's came in at 7-6-0.

The stats suggested Collard had a massive power advantage over Primus, boasting a 48% knock out percentage over Primus' 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Primus had a massive advantage over Collard, boasting a 57% submission rate over Collard's 12%.

Brent Primus was the older man by 8 years, at 39 years old.

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

Primus was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 6 months earlier than Collard, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 50 less professional rounds, 45 to Collard's 95.

Primus vs Collard form

Brent Primus had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Bruno Miranda at PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season on 12th April 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Usman Nurmagomedov at Bellator 300 on 7th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Lightweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mansour Barnaoui at Bellator MMA Paris on 12th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, he had been beaten by Alexander Shabliy at Bellator 282 on 24th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

He had defeated Benson Henderson at Bellator 266 on 16th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Collard had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been defeated by Mads Burnell at PFL 5: 2024 Regular Season on 21st June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Patricky Pitbull at PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season on 12th April 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to AJ McKee Jr at PFL vs. Bellator: CHAMPS on 24th February 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had been beaten by Olivier Aubin Mercier at PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship on 24th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at The Anthem, Washington, United States.

He had won against Shane Burgos at 2023 PFL Playoffs: Welterweights & Lightweights on 23rd August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Clay Collard had been fighting more than Brent Primus.

Going to this contest, Brent Primus had last fought 4 months and 26 days ago, while Clay Collard's last outing had been 2 months and 17 days ago.

Primus' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Collard's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Primus vs Collard start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:40 AM UTC , which was 9:40 PM EST or 6:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Primus vs Collard?

Brent Primus was a 8/15 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Clay Collard made his way into the ring at 6/4 (+150) with oddsmakers.