Ladd vs Shakalova

Who won Ladd vs Shakalova?

Aspen Ladd beat Ekaterina Shakalova by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator Champions Series, on Friday 17th May 2024 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Aspen Ladd.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Ladd vs Shakalova stats

Aspen Ladd stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Ekaterina Shakalova made her way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Aspen Ladd will be making their debut in Bellator.

Ekaterina Shakalova's Bellator record stood at 1-0-0.

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

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Shakalova had a massive advantage over Ladd, boasting a 50% submission rate over Ladd's 18%.

Aspen Ladd was the older woman by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Ladd had a height advantage of 4 inches over Shakalova. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Ladd was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made her debut in 2015, 4 years and 4 months earlier than Shakalova, whose first professional fight was in 2019. She had fought 23 more professional rounds, 40 to Shakalova's 17.

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What were the odds on Ladd vs Shakalova?

Aspen Ladd was a 11/20 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Ekaterina Shakalova made her way into the ring at 5/4 (+140) with oddsmakers.