Faraldo vs Chokheli

Who won Faraldo vs Chokheli?

Levan Chokheli beat Roman Faraldo by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 288, on Friday 18th November 2022 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

The scorecards were announced as 29-27, 29-27, 29-27 in favor of the winner Levan Chokheli.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Faraldo vs Chokheli stats

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

Levan Chokheli made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out.

Levan Chokheli marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Roman Faraldo's Bellator record stood at 5-2-0, while Levan Chokheli's came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested Faraldo had a slight advantage in power over Chokheli, with a 100% knock out percentage over Chokheli's 90%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Faraldo and Chokheli would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Roman Faraldo was the older man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Faraldo was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 8 years and 5 months earlier than Chokheli, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 14 to Chokheli's 24.

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Faraldo's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 6 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Chokheli's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Faraldo vs Chokheli?

Roman Faraldo was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Levan Chokheli made his way into the ring at 6/4 (+150) with oddsmakers.