Bilostenniy vs Aras

Who won Bilostenniy vs Aras?

Sergey Bilostenniy beat Kasim Aras by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of Bellator 299, on Saturday 23rd September 2023 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Bilostenniy vs Aras stats

Sergey Bilostenniy stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Kasim Aras made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Sergey Bilostenniy's 2nd fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

Sergey Bilostenniy's Bellator record stood at 1-1-0, while Kasim Aras' came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Bilostenniy had a large advantage in power over Aras, boasting a 70% knock out percentage over Aras' 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Aras had a large advantage over Bilostenniy, boasting a 29% submission rate over Bilostenniy's 0%.

Sergey Bilostenniy was the younger man by 9 years, at 28 years old.

Bilostenniy had a height advantage of 4 inches over Aras.

Bilostenniy was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 2 months later than Aras, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 25 to Aras' 18.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kasim Aras had been fighting more than Sergey Bilostenniy.

Going to this contest, Sergey Bilostenniy had last fought 1 year, 5 months and 14 days ago, while Kasim Aras' last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 13 days ago.

What were the odds on Bilostenniy vs Aras?

Sergey Bilostenniy was a 21/50 (-240) favourite going into the contest, while Kasim Aras made his way into the ring at 13/8 (+160) with oddsmakers.