Vassell vs Markes

Who won Vassell vs Markes?

Linton Vassell beat Ronny Markes by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of Bellator 254, on Thursday 10th December 2020 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).

Vassell vs Markes stats

Linton Vassell stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Ronny Markes made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Linton Vassell's Bellator record stood at 12-5-0, while Ronny Markes' came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested that Vassell and Markes have similar power, both with a 37% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vassell had an advantage over Markes, with a 42% submission rate over Markes' 26%.

Linton Vassell was the older man by 4 years, at 40 years old.

Vassell had a height advantage of 3 inches over Markes. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Vassell was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 7 months later than Markes, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 65 to Markes' 58.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Linton Vassell had been fighting more than Ronny Markes.

Going to this contest, Linton Vassell had last fought 4 years, 5 months and 14 days ago, while Ronny Markes' last outing had been 4 years, 10 months and 22 days ago.

Vassell's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

Markes' last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 9 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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