Collins vs McGregor

Who won Collins vs McGregor?

Nathaniel Collins beat Lee McGregor by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, May 24th, 2025, at Hydro Arena, Glasgow.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Josh Taylor losing to Ekow Essuman. Also on the undercard Moses Itauma beat Mike Balogun.

Collins vs McGregor stats

Nathaniel Collins stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lee McGregor made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested McGregor had a large advantage in power over Collins, boasting a 73% knockout percentage compared to Collins' 44%.

Nathaniel Collins was the same age as Lee McGregor, at 28 years old.

McGregor had a height advantage of 2 inches over Collins.

Nathaniel Collins fought out of the southpaw stance, while Lee McGregor was an orthodox fighter.

Collins was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 10 months later than McGregor, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 1 fewer professional rounds, totaling 105 compared to McGregor's 106.

Nathaniel Collins went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC at featherweight.

Lee McGregor was ranked number 15 by the WBA in the 126lb division.

Collins vs McGregor form

McGregor had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Isaac Lowe on December 21, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Erik Robles on July 21, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Diego Alberto Ruiz on February 11, 2022, by points in the 10th round at York Hall, London.

Before that, he had defeated Vincent Legrand on August 6, 2021, by knockout in the 4th round at Marquee, Falls Park, Northern Ireland.

He had beaten Karim Guerfi on March 19, 2021, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Bolton Whites Hotel (formerly De Vere Whites), Lancashire.

Activity check

Collins' last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.3 rounds on average.

McGregor's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Collins vs McGregor start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at Hydro Arena, Glasgow, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Collins vs McGregor?

Collins vs McGregor was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Collins vs McGregor?

Nathaniel Collins was a 13/25 (-190) favorite going into the contest, while Lee McGregor made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.