Diatta vs Harvie

Who won Diatta vs Harvie?

Fabacary Diatta beat Keir Harvie by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator MMA Paris, on Friday 12th May 2023 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Fabacary Diatta.

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 Harvie stats

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

Keir Harvie made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Keir Harvie marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Fabacary Diatta's Bellator record stood at 3-1-0, while Keir Harvie's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Diatta had a large advantage in power over Harvie, boasting a 25% knock out percentage over Harvie's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Diatta had an advantage over Harvie, with a 13% submission rate over Harvie's 0%.

Fabacary Diatta was the older man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Diatta was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 8 years and 4 months later than Harvie, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 7 less professional rounds, 24 to Harvie's 31.

Activity check

Diatta's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Diatta vs Harvie?

Fabacary Diatta was a 2/11 (-560) favourite going into the contest, while Keir Harvie made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.