Rabadanov vs Carey

Who won Rabadanov vs Carey?

Gadzhi Rabadanov beat Daniel Carey by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of Bellator 263, on Saturday 31st July 2021 at The Forum in Inglewood.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Rabadanov vs Carey division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Rabadanov vs Carey stats

Gadzhi Rabadanov stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Daniel Carey made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Gadzhi Rabadanov's 5th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Gadzhi Rabadanov's Bellator record stood at 5-0-0, while Daniel Carey's came in at 3-5-0.

The stats suggested Rabadanov had a slight advantage in power over Carey, with a 33% knock out percentage over Carey's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Carey had a slight advantage over Rabadanov, with a 43% submission rate over Rabadanov's 33%.

Gadzhi Rabadanov was the younger man by 34 years, at years old.

Rabadanov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Carey. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Rabadanov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 7 months earlier than Carey, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 34 more professional rounds, 61 to Carey's 27.

Rabadanov vs Carey form

Rabadanov had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Pieter Buist at Bellator 297 on 16th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Koji Takeda at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on 31st December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Bobby King at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Jay Jay Wilson at Bellator 276 on 11th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Family Arena, St. Louis.

He had won against Daniel Carey at Bellator 263 on 31st July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at The Forum, Inglewood.

Activity check

Rabadanov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Carey's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

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