Avsaragova vs Kish

Who won Avsaragova vs Kish?

Justine Kish beat Diana Avsaragova by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 298 – Storley vs. Ward, on Friday 11th August 2023 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Justine Kish.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Avsaragova vs Kish stats

Diana Avsaragova stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Justine Kish made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws and 2 by submission.

Diana Avsaragova's Bellator record stood at 4-1-0, while Justine Kish's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Avsaragova had an advantage in power over Kish, with a 17% knock out percentage over Kish's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kish had a slight advantage over Avsaragova, with a 25% submission rate over Avsaragova's 17%.

Diana Avsaragova was the younger man by 11 years, at 25 years old.

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

Avsaragova was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 13 years and 4 months earlier than Kish, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 26 less professional rounds, 17 to Kish's 43.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Diana Avsaragova had been fighting more than Justine Kish.

Going to this contest, Diana Avsaragova had last fought 1 year, 2 months and 24 days ago, while Justine Kish's last outing had been 2 years, 2 months and 9 days ago.

Avsaragova's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Kish's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Avsaragova vs Kish?

Diana Avsaragova was a 13/25 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Justine Kish made his way into the ring at 11/8 (+140) with oddsmakers.