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 older man by 1 year, at 41 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.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Nate Andrews had been fighting more than Saad Awad.

Going to this contest, Saad Awad had last fought 6 years, 2 months and 21 days ago, while Nate Andrews' last outing had been 4 years, 11 months and 2 days ago.

Awad's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 4 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Andrews' last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Awad vs Andrews?

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