Davis vs McGeary

Who won Davis vs McGeary?

Phil Davis beat Liam McGeary by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of Bellator 220, on Saturday 27th April 2019 at SAP Center in San Jose.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Davis vs McGeary stats

Phil Davis stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Liam McGeary made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Phil Davis' Bellator record stood at 11-4-0, while Liam McGeary's came in at 10-4-0.

The stats suggested McGeary had a massive power advantage over Davis, boasting a 54% knock out percentage over Davis' 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested McGeary had an advantage over Davis, with a 38% submission rate over Davis' 26%.

Phil Davis was the younger man by 2 years, at 39 years old.

McGeary had a height advantage of 4 inches over Davis. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Davis was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 6 months earlier than McGeary, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 50 more professional rounds, 87 to McGeary's 37.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Phil Davis had been fighting more than Liam McGeary.

Going to this contest, Phil Davis had last fought 5 years, 5 months and 10 days ago, while Liam McGeary's last outing had been 5 years, 4 months and 10 days ago.

Davis' last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 11 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 11 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

McGeary'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 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Davis vs McGeary?

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