Clarke vs Sinis

Who won Clarke vs Sinis?

Ciaran Clarke beat Leonardos Sinis by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator Dublin, on Saturday 25th February 2023 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

The scorecards were announced as 30-26, 30-26, 30-26 in favor of the winner Ciaran Clarke.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Clarke vs Sinis stats

Ciaran Clarke stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Leonardos Sinis made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

Ciaran Clarke's Bellator record stood at 9-0-0, while Leonardos Sinis' came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Clarke had a slight advantage in power over Sinis, with a 17% knock out percentage over Sinis' 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sinis had a massive advantage over Clarke, boasting a 91% submission rate over Clarke's 50%.

Ciaran Clarke was the younger man by 31 years, at years old.

Sinis had a height advantage of 1 inch over Clarke.

Clarke was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 7 years and 1 month later than Sinis, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 24 to Sinis' 37.

Clarke vs Sinis form

Clarke remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Rafael Hudson at Bellator 285 on 23rd September 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Abou Tounkara at Bellator MMA on 25th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jordan Barton at Bellator MMA on 5th November 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin.

Before that, he was victorious against Jean N Doye at Bellator 248 on 10th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

He had won against George Courtney at Bellator 227 on 27th September 2019 by submission in the 3rd round at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland.

Activity check

Clarke's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Clarke vs Sinis?

Ciaran Clarke was a 6/25 (-420) favourite going into the contest, while Leonardos Sinis made his way into the ring at 14/5 (+280) with oddsmakers.