Bader vs Emelianenko

Who won Bader vs Emelianenko?

Ryan Bader beat Fedor Emelianenko by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of Bellator 214, on Saturday 26th January 2019 at The Forum in Los Angeles.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Bader vs Emelianenko stats

Ryan Bader stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Fedor Emelianenko made his way to the cage with a record of 38 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by knock out and 15 by submission.

Ryan Bader's Bellator record stood at 9-3-0, while Fedor Emelianenko's came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested Bader had a slight advantage in power over Emelianenko, with a 42% knock out percentage over Emelianenko's 37%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Emelianenko had a large advantage over Bader, boasting a 39% submission rate over Bader's 12%.

Ryan Bader was the younger man by 7 years, at 40 years old.

Bader had a height advantage of 2 inches over Emelianenko. Despite this, Emelianenko had 1-inch reach advantage.

Bader was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 6 years and 10 months later than Emelianenko, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 21 more professional rounds, 90 to Emelianenko's 69.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ryan Bader had been fighting more than Fedor Emelianenko.

Going to this contest, Ryan Bader had last fought 5 years, 6 months and 14 days ago, while Fedor Emelianenko's last outing had been 5 years, 6 months and 13 days ago.

Bader's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 11 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Emelianenko's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 11 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

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