Fortune vs May

Who won Fortune vs May?

Tyrell Fortune beat Jack May by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of Bellator 255, on Friday 2nd April 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

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).

Fortune vs May stats

Tyrell Fortune stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Jack May made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

Tyrell Fortune's Bellator record stood at 13-3-0, while Jack May's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested May had an advantage in power over Fortune, with a 73% knock out percentage over Fortune's 56%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Fortune had an advantage over May, with a 11% submission rate over May's 0%.

Tyrell Fortune was the younger man by 10 years, at 33 years old.

May had a height advantage of 6 inches over Fortune. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Fortune was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years and 5 months later than May, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 30 to May's 29.

Fortune vs May form

Fortune had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Said Sowma at Bellator 251 on 5th November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Timothy Johnson at Bellator 239 on 21st February 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at WinStar World Casino, Thackerville.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Azunna Anyanwu at Bellator 233 on 8th November 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at WinStar World Casino, Thackerville.

Before that, he had defeated Rudy Schaffroth at Bellator 225 on 24th August 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport.

He was victorious against Branko Busick at Bellator 178 on 21st April 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

Fortune's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

May's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 11 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Fortune vs May?

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