Diatta vs Barton

Who won Diatta vs Barton?

Jordan Barton beat Fabacary Diatta by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 280, on Friday 6th May 2022 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jordan Barton.

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).

Diatta vs Barton stats

Fabacary Diatta stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Jordan Barton made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Fabacary Diatta's Bellator record stood at 3-1-0, while Jordan Barton's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Barton had a massive power advantage over Diatta, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Diatta's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Barton had a slight advantage over Diatta, with a 17% submission rate over Diatta's 13%.

Fabacary Diatta was the younger man by 4 years, at 27 years old.

Diatta was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 7 years and 11 months later than Barton, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 24 to Barton's 21.

Activity check

Diatta's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 9 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 Diatta vs Barton?

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