Eblen vs Salter

Who won Eblen vs Salter?

Johnny Eblen beat John Salter by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 276, on Saturday 12th March 2022 at The Family Arena in St. Louis.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Johnny Eblen.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Eblen vs Salter stats

Johnny Eblen stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

John Salter made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

Johnny Eblen's Bellator record stood at 11-0-0, while John Salter's came in at 9-3-0.

The stats suggested Eblen had an advantage in power over Salter, with a 50% knock out percentage over Salter's 39%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Salter had a massive advantage over Eblen, boasting a 56% submission rate over Eblen's 10%.

Johnny Eblen was the younger man by 7 years, at 32 years old.

Eblen was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 8 years and 3 months later than Salter, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 37 to Salter's 45.

Eblen vs Salter form

Eblen remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against John Salter at Bellator 276 on 11th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Family Arena, St. Louis, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Collin Huckbody at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Travis Davis at Bellator 262 on 16th July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he was victorious against Daniel Madrid at Bellator 258 on 7th May 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had won against Mauricio Alonso at Bellator 229 on 4th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula.

John Salter had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Gegard Mousasi at Bellator 264 on 13th August 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round in their Bellator Middleweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Andrew Kapel at Bellator 244 on 21st August 2020 by submission in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Costello van Steenis at Bellator 233 on 8th November 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at WinStar World Casino, Thackerville.

Before that, he was victorious against Chidi Njokuani at Bellator 210 on 30th November 2018 by submission in the 1st round at WinStar World Casino and Resort, Thackerville.

He had been beaten by Rafael Lovato Jr at Bellator 205 on 21st September 2018 by submission in the 3rd round at Centurylink Arena, Boise.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Johnny Eblen had been fighting more than John Salter.

Going to this contest, Johnny Eblen had last fought 2 years, 1 month and 15 days ago, while John Salter's last outing had been 2 years, 8 months and 13 days ago.

Eblen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Salter's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 12 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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