The landmark Bellator 300 event took place Saturday at Pechanga Arena in San Diego, and all three champions who entered the event left with the belts around their waists.
Usman Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) retained his lightweight belt in the main event and advanced to the grand prix final, Cris Cyborg’s (27-2 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) continued her dominant legacy to retain women’s featherweight gold in the co-headliner, and women’s flyweight champion Liz Carmouche’s (20-7 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) scored a stoppage in the main card opener.
For more on the numbers to come out of the event, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from Bellator 300.
Event stats
Betting favorites went 13-3 on the card.
Betting favorites improved to 9-2 in Bellator main events this year.
Total fight time for the 16-bout card was 3:27:45.
Usman Nurmagomedov def. Brent Primus
Nurmagomedov’s six-fight Bellator winning streak at lightweight is the longest active streak in the division.
Nurmagomedov has earned three of his seven Bellator victories by decision.
Brent Primus (12-4 MMA, 10-4 BMMA) has suffered three of his four career losses by decision.
Cris Cyborg def. Cat Zingano
Cyborg’s five consecutive Bellator title defenses are most among current champions.
Cyborg’s six victories in Bellator championship fights are tied with Michael Chandler for second-most in company history behind Patricio Freire (12).
Cyborg’s six-fight Bellator winning at women’s featherweight is the longest active streak in the division.
Cyborg has earned five of her six Bellator victories by stoppage.
Cyborg’s five stoppage victories in Bellator women’s featherweight competition are most in divisional history.
Cyborg’s four knockout victories in Bellator women’s featherweight competition are tied with Arlene Blencowe for most in divisional history.
Cat Zingano (14-5 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) fell to 4-2 since she moved up to the women’s featherweight division in December 2018.
Zingano fell to 5-5 in her past 10 fights dating back to February 2015.
Liz Carmouche def. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane
Carmouche’s seven-fight Bellator winning streak at women’s flyweight is the longest active streak in the division.
Carmouche improved to 9-2 since she dropped to the women’s flyweight division in December 2017.
Carmouche has earned six of her seven Bellator stoppage victories by stoppage.
Carmouche’s six stoppage victories in Bellator women’s flyweight competition are second-most in divisional history behind Macfarlane (seven).
Carmouche’s three knockout victories in Bellator women’s flyweight competition are tied with Sumiko Inaba for most in divisional history.
Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (13-3 MMA, 12-3 BMMA) suffered the first stoppage loss of her career with an injury TKO defeat.
Dmytrii Hrytsenko def. Justin Montalvo
Dmytrii Hrytsenko (9-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) has earned both of his Bellator victories by decision.
Justin Montalvo (5-2 MMA, 2-2 BMA) has suffered consecutive losses after starting his career 5-0.
Montalvo suffered the first decision loss of his career.
Bryce Meredith def. Miguel Peimbert
Bryce Meredith (5-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) earned the first decision victory of his career.
Miguel Peimbert (1-3 MMA, 0-3 BMMA) has suffered three consecutive losses after winning his MMA debut.
Peimbert has suffered all three of his career losses by decision.
Bobby Seronio III def. Alberto Garcia
Bobby Seronio III (4-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) has earned three of his four career victories by decision.
Leah McCourt def. Sara McMann
Leah McCourt (8-3 MMA, 7-2 BMMA) has earned four of her seven Bellator victories by stoppage.
McCourt’s seven victories in Bellator women’s featherweight competition are third-most in divisional history behind Julia Budd (nine) and Blencowe (eight).
McCourt’s four stoppage victories in Bellator women’s featherweight competition are tied for second-most in divisional history behind Cyborg (five).
Sara McMann (14-7 MA, 1-1 BMMA) fell to 1-1 since she parted ways with UFC and joined Bellator in April 2023.
McMann has suffered six of her seven career losses by stoppage.
Kai Kamaka def. Henry Corrales
Kai Kamaka (12-5-1 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) has earned 10 of his 12 career victories by decision.
Henry Corrales (21-7 MMA, 9-7 BMMA) fell to 2-1 since he returned to the featherweight division.
Slim Trabelsi def. Davion Franklin
Davion Franklin (6-2 MMA, 6-2 BMMA) has suffered both of his career losses by stoppage.
Mukhamed Berkhamov def. Herman Terrado
Herman Terrado (15-6-1 MMA, 1-2 BMMA) has suffered both of his Bellator losses by decision.
Grant Neal def. Romero Cotton
Romero Cotton (6-2 MMA, 6-2 BMMA) suffered the first decision loss of his career.
Jena Bishop def. Ilara Joanne
Jena Bishop (6-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) has earned all three of her career stoppage victories by submission.
Ilara Joanne (11-8 MMA, 3-4 BMMA) has suffered two of her four Bellator losses by stoppage.
