Johnson vs Mitrione

Who won Johnson vs Mitrione?

Timothy Johnson beat Matt Mitrione by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of Bellator 243, on Friday 7th August 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).

Johnson vs Mitrione stats

Timothy Johnson stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Matt Mitrione made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out.

Timothy Johnson's Bellator record stood at 4-5-0, while Matt Mitrione's came in at 4-4-0.

The stats suggested Mitrione had a massive power advantage over Johnson, boasting a 85% knock out percentage over Johnson's 46%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Johnson had a massive advantage over Mitrione, boasting a 31% submission rate over Mitrione's 0%.

Timothy Johnson was the younger man by 6 years, at 39 years old.

Mitrione had 2-inch reach advantage.

Johnson's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Mitrione's, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 10 months later than Mitrione, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 46 to Mitrione's 38.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Matt Mitrione had been fighting more than Timothy Johnson.

Going to this contest, Timothy Johnson had last fought 4 years, 2 months and 5 days ago, while Matt Mitrione's last outing had been 4 years, 8 months and 2 days ago.

Johnson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

Mitrione's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Johnson vs Mitrione?

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