Claxton vs Bennett

Who won Claxton vs Bennett?

Tywan Claxton beat James Bennett by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of Bellator 221, on Saturday 11th May 2019 at Allstate Arena in Rosemont.

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).

Claxton vs Bennett stats

Tywan Claxton stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

James Bennett made his way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Tywan Claxton's Bellator record stood at 6-3-0, while James Bennett's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Bennett had a massive power advantage over Claxton, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Claxton's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bennett had a large advantage over Claxton, boasting a 25% submission rate over Claxton's 0%.

Tywan Claxton was the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Claxton was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year later than Bennett, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 21 to Bennett's 11.

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Claxton's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 1 month and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Claxton vs Bennett?

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