Fortune vs James

Who won Fortune vs James?

Daniel James beat Tyrell Fortune by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of Bellator 288, on Friday 18th November 2022 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

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).

Fortune vs James stats

Tyrell Fortune stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Daniel James made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Tyrell Fortune's 17th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016.

Tyrell Fortune's Bellator record stood at 13-2-0, while Daniel James' came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Fortune had a slight advantage in power over James, with a 67% knock out percentage over James' 60%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested James had a large advantage over Fortune, boasting a 30% submission rate over Fortune's 8%.

Tyrell Fortune was the younger man by 8 years, at 34 years old.

James had a height advantage of 4 inches over Fortune. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Fortune was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 7 months later than James, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 18 less professional rounds, 33 to James' 51.

Fortune vs James form

Fortune had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Marcelo Golm at PFL 4: 2024 Regular Season on 13th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Sergey Bilostenniy at Bellator 294 on 21st April 2023 by unanimous decision in the 1st round at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Daniel James at Bellator 288 on 18th November 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Before that, he had defeated Rakim Cleveland at Bellator 277 on 15th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose.

He had been beaten by Linton Vassell at Bellator 271 on 12th November 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood.

Activity check

Fortune's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

James' last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 2 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Fortune vs James?

Tyrell Fortune was a 33/100 (-300) favourite going into the contest, while Daniel James made his way into the ring at 43/20 (+220) with oddsmakers.