Bellator 240/Bellator Europe 7 pre-event facts: Can Bec Rawlings snap MMA skid?

Bellator continues a busy weekend on Saturday with a split event showcase at 3Arena in Dublin featuring Bellator 240 and Bellator Europe 7.

The Bellator 240 portion of the card is headlined by former lightweight champion Brent Primus (9-1 MMA, 7-1 BMMA) vs. Chris Bungard (15-5 MMA, 2-1 BMMA), while the Bellator Europe 7 portion sees Northern Ireland’s Leah McCourt (3-1 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) fight Judith Ruis (6-4 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) in a women’s featherweight affair.

For more on the numbers behind all the festivities, check below for 15 pre-event facts about Bellator 240/Bellator Europe 7.

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Primus’ five stoppage victories in Bellator lightweight competition are tied for third most in divisional history behind Michael Chandler (nine) and Patricky Freire (nine).

Primus is the only fighter in Bellator history to earn a submission victory by omoplata choke. He accomplished the feat at Bellator Europe 1.

Bungard has earned both of his Bellator victories by first-round submission. He finished both fights by rear-naked choke.

Bec Rawlings’ (7-9 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) five-fight losing skid is the longest of her career. She hasn’t earned a victory since March 2016.

Rawlings is 0-3 since she returned to the women’s flyweight division in November 2017.

Elina Kallionidou (7-3 MMA, 0-3 BMMA), 21, is the youngest of the 16 fighters scheduled for the Bellator 240/Bellator Europe 7 main cards.

Ricky Bandejas (12-3 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) has earned both of his Bellator victories by first-round knockout.

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McCourt has earned both of her Bellator victories by first-round stoppage.

Ruis, 35, is the oldest of the 16 fighters scheduled for the Bellator 240/Bellator Europe 7 main cards.

Ruis has earned five of her six career victories by stoppage.

Charlie Ward (7-4 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) is 4-1 since he returned to the middleweight division in November 2017. He’s 6-1 overall in his career at the weight class.

Ward’s four knockout victories in Bellator middleweight competition are tied for second most in divisional history behind Alexander Shlemenko (six).

Kyle Kurtz (10-7 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) returns to Bellator for the first time since June 2015. He went 6-7 between stints with the organization.