Douma vs Kimbel

Who won Douma vs Kimbel?

John Douma beat Mike Kimbel by submission in the 1st round during the main card of Bellator 215, on Friday 15th February 2019 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Douma vs Kimbel stats

John Douma stepped into the octagon with a record of 3 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Mike Kimbel made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 2 wins and 0 draws, with 2 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Kimbel had a massive power advantage over Douma, boosting at 100% knock out percentage over Douma's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Douma had a massive advantage over Kimbel, boasting at 33% submission rate over Kimbel's 0%.

John Douma was the older man by 1 year, at 26 years old.

Kimbel had a height advantage of 2 inches over Douma. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Douma was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 6 months earlier than Kimbel, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 11 to Kimbel's 9.

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