Caldwell vs Mikhailov

Who won Caldwell vs Mikhailov?

Nikita Mikhailov beat Darrion Caldwell by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 290, on Saturday 4th February 2023 at Kia Forum in Inglewood.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Nikita Mikhailov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Caldwell vs Mikhailov stats

Darrion Caldwell stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Nikita Mikhailov made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out.

Darrion Caldwell's Bellator record stood at 12-6-0, while Nikita Mikhailov's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Mikhailov had a large advantage in power over Caldwell, boasting a 38% knock out percentage over Caldwell's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Caldwell had a massive advantage over Mikhailov, boasting a 40% submission rate over Mikhailov's 0%.

Darrion Caldwell was the older man by 11 years, at 36 years old.

Caldwell had a height advantage of 3 inches over Mikhailov.

Caldwell was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 10 months earlier than Mikhailov, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, 53 to Mikhailov's 29.

Caldwell vs Mikhailov form

Darrion Caldwell had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Enrique Barzola at Bellator 273 on 29th January 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Footprint Center, Phoenix, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Leandro Higo at Bellator 259 on 21st May 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by AJ McKee Jr at Bellator 253 on 19th November 2020 by submission in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he had won against Adam Borics at Bellator 238 on 25th January 2020 by submission in the 1st round at The Forum, Inglewood.

He had lost to Kyoji Horiguchi at Bellator 222 on 14th June 2019 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Bantamweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Activity check

Caldwell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Mikhailov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Caldwell vs Mikhailov?

Darrion Caldwell was a 13/10 (+120) underdog going into the contest, while Nikita Mikhailov made his way into the ring at 8/13 (-150) with oddsmakers.