Johnson vs Vassell

Who won Johnson vs Vassell?

Linton Vassell beat Timothy Johnson by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of Bellator 277, on Friday 15th April 2022 at SAP Center in San Jose.

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).

Johnson vs Vassell stats

Timothy Johnson stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Linton Vassell made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Timothy Johnson's Bellator record stood at 4-5-0, while Linton Vassell's came in at 12-5-0.

The stats suggested Johnson had an advantage in power over Vassell, with a 53% knock out percentage over Vassell's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vassell had an advantage over Johnson, with a 38% submission rate over Johnson's 20%.

Timothy Johnson was the younger man by 1 year, at 39 years old.

Vassell had a height advantage of 1 inch over Johnson. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Johnson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 1 month later than Vassell, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 19 less professional rounds, 46 to Vassell's 65.

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Vassell's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 11 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Johnson vs Vassell?

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