Jr. vs Salter

Who won Jr. vs Salter?

Rafael Lovato Jr beat John Salter by submission in the 3rd round during the co-main event of Bellator 205, on Friday 21st September 2018 at Centurylink Arena in Boise.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Jr. vs Salter stats

Rafael Lovato Jr stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

John Salter made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Rafael Lovato Jr's Bellator record stood at 6-0-0, while John Salter's came in at 9-3-0.

The stats suggested Salter had a large advantage in power over Lovato Jr, boasting a 47% knock out percentage over Lovato Jr's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lovato Jr had a slight advantage over Salter, with a 63% submission rate over Salter's 53%.

Rafael Lovato Jr was the older man by 1 year, at 40 years old.

Lovato Jr had a height advantage of 2 inches over Salter. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Lovato Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 5 years and 5 months later than Salter, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 24 less professional rounds, 21 to Salter's 45.

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