Davis vs Vassell

Who won Davis vs Vassell?

Phil Davis beat Linton Vassell by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of Bellator 200, on Friday 25th May 2018 at SSE Arena in London.

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 Vassell stats

Phil Davis stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Linton Vassell made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Phil Davis' Bellator record stood at 11-4-0, while Linton Vassell's came in at 12-5-0.

The stats suggested Vassell had an advantage in power over Davis, with a 33% knock out percentage over Davis' 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vassell had an advantage over Davis, with a 44% submission rate over Davis' 28%.

Phil Davis was the younger man by 1 year, at 39 years old.

Vassell had a height advantage of 2 inches over Davis. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Davis' experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Vassell's, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 28 days later than Vassell, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 22 more professional rounds, 87 to Vassell's 65.

Davis vs Vassell form

Vassell had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Denis Goltsov at PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season on 4th April 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Boeing Center, San Antonio, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Valentin Moldavsky at Bellator 292 on 10th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Timothy Johnson at Bellator 277 on 15th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose.

Before that, he had defeated Tyrell Fortune at Bellator 271 on 12th November 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood.

He was victorious against Ronny Markes at Bellator 254 on 10th December 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

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Vassell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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