Edwards vs Biyong

Who won Edwards vs Biyong?

Christian Edwards beat Simon Biyong by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 261, on Friday 25th June 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Christian Edwards.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Edwards vs Biyong stats

Christian Edwards stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 4 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Simon Biyong made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

Simon Biyong marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in June 2021.

Christian Edwards' Bellator record stood at 5-3-0, while Simon Biyong's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Biyong had a massive power advantage over Edwards, boasting a 86% knock out percentage over Edwards' 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Edwards had a large advantage over Biyong, boasting a 25% submission rate over Biyong's 0%.

Christian Edwards was the younger man by 8 years, at 25 years old.

Biyong had a height advantage of 1 inch over Edwards. Despite this, he had 4-inch reach advantage.

Edwards was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 years later than Biyong, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 17 to Biyong's 27.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Christian Edwards had been fighting more than Simon Biyong.

Going to this contest, Christian Edwards had last fought 2 years and 7 months ago, while Simon Biyong's last outing had been 2 years, 9 months and 24 days ago.

Edwards' last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Biyong's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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