Edwards vs Shipman

Who won Edwards vs Shipman?

Fabian Edwards beat Mike Shipman by split decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of Bellator London, on Saturday 23rd November 2019 at SSE Arena in London.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Fabian Edwards.

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).

Edwards vs Shipman stats

Fabian Edwards stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Mike Shipman made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Fabian Edwards' Bellator record stood at 9-3-0, while Mike Shipman's came in at 6-3-0.

The stats suggested Shipman had a large advantage in power over Edwards, boasting a 62% knock out percentage over Edwards' 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Edwards and Shipman would have been pretty equal, both with a 38% submission rate.

Fabian Edwards was the older man by 31 years, at 31 years old.

Edwards had a height advantage of 3 inches over Shipman.

Edwards was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years and 11 months later than Shipman, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 37 to Shipman's 31.

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Edwards' last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Shipman's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 11 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Edwards vs Shipman?

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