Filipović vs Nelson

Who won Filipović vs Nelson?

Mirko Filipovi beat Roy Nelson by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of Bellator 216, on Saturday 16th February 2019 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Mirko Filipovi.

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).

Filipović vs Nelson stats

Mirko Filipovi stepped into the octagon with a record of 37 wins, 11 losses and 2 draws, 30 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Roy Nelson made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 16 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Mirko Filipovi's Bellator record stood at 1-0-0, while Roy Nelson's came in at 1-5-0.

The stats suggested Filipovi had an advantage in power over Nelson, with a 81% knock out percentage over Nelson's 65%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nelson had a slight advantage over Filipovi, with a 17% submission rate over Filipovi's 11%.

Mirko Filipovi was the older man by 2 years, at 49 years old.

Filipovi had a height advantage of 2 inches over Nelson. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Filipovi was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 2 years and 7 months earlier than Nelson, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 91 to Nelson's 95.

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Nelson's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 1 month and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Filipović vs Nelson?

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