Awad vs Andrews

Who won Awad vs Andrews?

Saad Awad beat Nate Andrews by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of Bellator 259, on Friday 21st May 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Awad vs Andrews stats

Saad Awad stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Nate Andrews made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

Saad Awad's Bellator record stood at 12-11-0, while Nate Andrews' came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Awad had an advantage in power over Andrews, with a 43% knock out percentage over Andrews' 31%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Andrews had a massive advantage over Awad, boasting a 63% submission rate over Awad's 30%.

Saad Awad was the same age as Nate Andrews, at 40 years old.

Andrews had a height advantage of 1 inch over Awad. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Awad was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 6 years and 2 months earlier than Andrews, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 23 more professional rounds, 64 to Andrews' 41.

Awad vs Andrews form

Awad had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Goiti Yamauchi at Bellator 229 on 4th October 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Brandon Girtz at Bellator 219 on 29th March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Benson Henderson at Bellator 208 on 13th October 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Nassau Coliseum, Long Island.

Before that, he had won against Ryan Couture at Bellator 201 on 29th June 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula.

He had beaten JJ Ambrose at Bellator 193 on 26th January 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula.

Activity check

Awad's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Andrews' last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

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