Emelianenko vs Mir

Who won Emelianenko vs Mir?

Fedor Emelianenko beat Frank Mir by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of Bellator 198, on Saturday 28th April 2018 at AllState Arena in Rosemont.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Emelianenko vs Mir stats

Fedor Emelianenko stepped into the octagon with a record of 36 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 15 by submission.

Frank Mir made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

Fedor Emelianenko's Bellator record stood at 4-3-0, while Frank Mir's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Emelianenko had a slight advantage in power over Mir, with a 33% knock out percentage over Mir's 28%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mir had a slight advantage over Emelianenko, with a 50% submission rate over Emelianenko's 42%.

Fedor Emelianenko was the older man by 3 years, at 47 years old.

Mir had a height advantage of 3 inches over Emelianenko. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Emelianenko was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2000, 1 year and 1 month earlier than Mir, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 69 to Mir's 52.

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