Diakiese vs Wilde

Who won Diakiese vs Wilde?

Marc Diakiese beat Tim Wilde by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator Champions Series, on Saturday 14th September 2024 at OVO Wembley in London.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Marc Diakiese.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Diakiese vs Wilde stats

Marc Diakiese stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Tim Wilde made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Marc Diakiese's 1st fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Tim Wilde marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Marc Diakiese's Bellator record stood at 1-0-0, while Tim Wilde's came in at 5-3-1.

The stats suggested Wilde had a slight advantage in power over Diakiese, with a 41% knock out percentage over Diakiese's 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Diakiese and Wilde would have been pretty equal, both with a 6% submission rate.

Marc Diakiese was the younger man by 6 years, at 31 years old.

Wilde had a height advantage of 1 inch over Diakiese. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Diakiese was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 months later than Wilde, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 59 to Wilde's 52.

Diakiese vs Wilde form

Marc Diakiese had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Kaue Fernandes at UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis on 4th November 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had lost to Joel Alvarez at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Michael Johnson at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Damir Had ovi at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Slava Borshchev at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, United States.

Wilde had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been defeated by Manoel Sousa at Bellator Champions Series: Belfast on 22nd March 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at SSE Arena, Belfast, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Mike Hamel at Bellator 301 on 17th November 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Chris Gonzalez at Bellator MMA Paris on 12th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, he had beaten Saul Rogers at Bellator Milan on 29th October 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Allianz Cloud Arena, Milan, Italy.

He had drawn with Alfie Davis at Bellator 281 on 13th May 2022 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Tim Wilde had been fighting more than Marc Diakiese.

Going to this contest, Marc Diakiese had last fought 11 months ago, while Tim Wilde's last outing had been 6 months and 12 days ago.

Diakiese's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Wilde's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Diakiese vs Wilde start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 7:10 PM UTC , which was 3:10 PM EST or 12:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:10 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Diakiese vs Wilde?

Marc Diakiese was a 12/25 (-210) favourite going into the contest, while Tim Wilde made his way into the ring at 31/20 (+150) with oddsmakers.