Who won McGregor vs Legrand?
Lee McGregor beat Vincent Legrand by knockout in the 4th round on Friday, August 6th, 2021, at Falls Park, Northern Ireland.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).
This fight appeared on the undercard of Michael Conlan beating TJ Doheny. Also on the undercard Tyrone McKenna beat Jose Felix Jr.
McGregor vs Legrand stats
Back in August 2021, Lee McGregor stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Vincent Legrand made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 32 wins and 0 draws, with 17 of those by knockout.
The stats suggested McGregor had a large advantage in power over Legrand, boasting a 80% knockout percentage compared to Legrand's 53%.
Lee McGregor was the younger man by 6 years, at 24 years old.
Legrand had a height advantage of 1 inch over McGregor.
Lee McGregor fought out of the orthodox stance, while Vincent Legrand was a southpaw.
McGregor was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 22 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 8 years later than Legrand, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 53 fewer professional rounds, totaling 102 compared to Legrand's 155.
Lee McGregor went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBA, 9 by the WBC, 13 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at bantamweight.
McGregor vs Legrand form
McGregor had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Karim Guerfi on March 19, 2021, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Bolton Whites Hotel (formerly De Vere Whites), Lancashire, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had defeated Ryan Walker on August 26, 2020, by technical knockout in the 5th round at LS-Live, Yorkshire.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Ukashir Farooq on November 16, 2019, by split decision in their CBC Commonwealth Bantamweight and BBBOC British Bantamweight championship fight at Emirates Arena, Scotland.
Before that, he had won against Scott Allan on June 22, 2019, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their CBC Commonwealth Bantamweight championship fight at Emirates Arena, Scotland.
He had beaten Thomas Essomba on October 13, 2018, by knockout in the 12th round in their CBC Commonwealth Bantamweight championship fight at York Hall, London.
Legrand had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Emiliano Salvini on November 9, 2019, by points in the 6th round at COSEC Jacques Prevert, Pas-de-Calais, France.
Prior to that, he had defeated Edgari Sarkisiani on April 26, 2019, by points in the 6th round at Salle polyvalente, Mayenne.
Going into that contest, he had won against Ilia Beruashvili on December 14, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at Salle Fiollet, Pas-de-Calais.
Before that, he had defeated Khvicha Gigolashvili on October 6, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Salle Leo Lagrange, Pas-de-Calais.
He had beaten Juan Hinostroza on April 28, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Salle Gayant, Nord.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Lee McGregor had been fighting more than Vincent Legrand.
Going into this contest, Lee McGregor had last fought 4 months and 18 days ago, while Vincent Legrand's last outing had been 1 year, 8 months and 28 days ago.
McGregor's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.
Legrand's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.
What time did McGregor vs Legrand start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at Falls Park, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast McGregor vs Legrand?
McGregor vs Legrand was broadcast on TrillerTV PPV UK in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.
What were the odds on McGregor vs Legrand?
Sorry, we couldn’t find any historical odds for McGregor vs Legrand.
Give us your thoughts on McGregor vs Legrand
Please login to comment
log in