Moldavsky vs Ayala

Who won Moldavsky vs Ayala?

Valentin Moldavsky beat Javy Ayala by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 239, on Friday 21st February 2020 at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Valentin Moldavsky.

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).

Moldavsky vs Ayala stats

Valentin Moldavsky stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Javy Ayala made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Valentin Moldavsky's Bellator record stood at 7-2-0, while Javy Ayala's came in at 6-5-0.

The stats suggested Ayala had a massive power advantage over Moldavsky, boasting a 55% knock out percentage over Moldavsky's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moldavsky had a slight advantage over Ayala, with a 38% submission rate over Ayala's 36%.

Valentin Moldavsky was the younger man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Ayala had 1-inch reach advantage.

Moldavsky was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 years and 1 month later than Ayala, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 39 to Ayala's 31.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Valentin Moldavsky had been fighting more than Javy Ayala.

Going to this contest, Valentin Moldavsky had last fought 5 years, 1 month and 4 days ago, while Javy Ayala's last outing had been 5 years, 4 months and 12 days ago.

Moldavsky's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Ayala's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 11 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

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