Chokheli vs Lombardo

Who won Chokheli vs Lombardo?

Levan Chokheli beat Michael Lombardo by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 294, on Friday 21st April 2023 at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 in favor of the winner Levan Chokheli.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Chokheli vs Lombardo stats

Levan Chokheli stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Michael Lombardo made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Levan Chokheli's 7th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Levan Chokheli's Bellator record stood at 4-3-0, while Michael Lombardo's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Chokheli had a massive power advantage over Lombardo, boasting a 82% knock out percentage over Lombardo's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lombardo had an advantage over Chokheli, with a 17% submission rate over Chokheli's 0%.

Levan Chokheli was the younger man by 6 years, at 28 years old.

Chokheli had a height advantage of 1 inch over Lombardo.

Chokheli was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 months later than Lombardo, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 16 less professional rounds, 24 to Lombardo's 40.

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Chokheli's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Chokheli vs Lombardo?

Levan Chokheli was a 12/25 (-210) favourite going into the contest, while Michael Lombardo made his way into the ring at 6/4 (+150) with oddsmakers.