Who won Franklin vs Aras?
Davion Franklin beat Kasim Aras by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 295, on Saturday 22nd April 2023 at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.
The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Davion Franklin.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).
Franklin vs Aras stats
Davion Franklin stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Kasim Aras made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.
Davion Franklin's Bellator record stood at 6-2-0, while Kasim Aras' came in at 0-2-0.
The stats suggested Franklin had an advantage in power over Aras, with a 60% knock out percentage over Aras' 43%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Aras had a large advantage over Franklin, boasting a 29% submission rate over Franklin's 0%.
Davion Franklin was the younger man by 7 years, at 29 years old.
Franklin had a height advantage of 5 inches over Aras.
Franklin was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 6 years and 10 months later than Aras, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 16 to Aras' 18.
Franklin vs Aras form
Franklin had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.
In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Kasim Aras at Bellator 295 on 22nd April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.
Previous to that, he had lost to Marcelo Golm at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Said Sowma at Bellator 274 on 19th February 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.
Before that, he had defeated Everett Cummings at Bellator 264 on 13th August 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.
He was victorious against Tyler King at Bellator 259 on 21st May 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.
Activity check
Franklin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Franklin vs Aras?
Davion Franklin was a 2/7 (-340) favourite going into the contest, while Kasim Aras made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.
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