Diggs vs King

Who won Diggs vs King?

Bobby King beat Keoni Diggs by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 279, on Saturday 23rd April 2022 at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Bobby King.

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).

Diggs vs King stats

Keoni Diggs stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

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

Bobby King marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Keoni Diggs' Bellator record stood at 3-2-0, while Bobby King's came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested Diggs had an advantage in power over King, with a 11% knock out percentage over King's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Diggs had a massive advantage over King, boasting a 67% submission rate over King's 0%.

Keoni Diggs was the younger man by 3 years, at 37 years old.

Diggs was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 11 months earlier than King, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 12 less professional rounds, 33 to King's 45.

Diggs vs King form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Aviv Gozali at Bellator 274 on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Alexander Shabliy at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Nick Newell at Bellator 260 on 11th June 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he had defeated Westin Wilson at LFA 75 on 6th September 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Maverik Center, West Valley City.

He had been beaten by Fabio Serrao at LFA 66 on 10th May 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Maverik Center, West Valley City.

Activity check

Diggs' last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

King's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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