Nemkov vs Bader

Who won Nemkov vs Bader?

Vadim Nemkov beat Ryan Bader by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of Bellator 244, on Friday 21st August 2020 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

This contest was for the Bellator light heavyweight championship.

Nemkov vs Bader stats

Vadim Nemkov stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Ryan Bader made his way to the cage with a record of 27 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Vadim Nemkov's Bellator record stood at 10-0-0, while Ryan Bader's came in at 9-3-0.

The stats suggested Nemkov had a large advantage in power over Bader, boasting a 73% knock out percentage over Bader's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nemkov had a slight advantage over Bader, with a 18% submission rate over Bader's 11%.

Vadim Nemkov was the younger man by 9 years, at 31 years old.

Bader had a height advantage of 2 inches over Nemkov.

Nemkov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 6 years and 2 months later than Bader, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 44 less professional rounds, 46 to Bader's 90.

Nemkov vs Bader form

Vadim Nemkov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Yoel Romero at Bellator 297 on 16th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Light Heavyweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Corey Anderson at Bellator 288 on 18th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Light Heavyweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Going into that contest, his fight against Corey Anderson at Bellator 277 on 15th April 2022 ended in a no contest.

Before that, he had defeated Julius Anglickas at Bellator 266 on 16th October 2021 by submission in the 4th round in their Bellator Light Heavyweight championship fight at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

He was victorious against Phil Davis at Bellator 257 on 16th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Light Heavyweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

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Nemkov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Bader's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

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