Fortune vs Vassell

Who won Fortune vs Vassell?

Linton Vassell beat Tyrell Fortune by split decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of Bellator 271, on Friday 12th November 2021 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Linton Vassell.

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 Vassell stats

Tyrell Fortune stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Linton Vassell made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Tyrell Fortune's 17th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Linton Vassell marked his 17th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Tyrell Fortune's Bellator record stood at 13-2-0, while Linton Vassell's came in at 12-5-0.

The stats suggested Fortune had a large advantage in power over Vassell, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Vassell's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vassell had a massive advantage over Fortune, boasting a 40% submission rate over Fortune's 9%.

Tyrell Fortune was the younger man by 7 years, at 34 years old.

Vassell had a height advantage of 2 inches over Fortune. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Fortune was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 8 years and 1 month later than Vassell, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 38 less professional rounds, 33 to Vassell's 71.

Fortune vs Vassell form

Fortune had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Said Sowma at Bellator 251 on 5th November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Timothy Johnson at Bellator 239 on 21st February 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at WinStar World Casino, Thackerville.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Azunna Anyanwu at Bellator 233 on 8th November 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at WinStar World Casino, Thackerville.

Before that, he had defeated Rudy Schaffroth at Bellator 225 on 24th August 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport.

He was victorious against Branko Busick at Bellator 178 on 21st April 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Vassell had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been beaten by Denis Goltsov at PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season on 4th April 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Boeing Center, San Antonio, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Valentin Moldavsky at Bellator 292 on 10th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Timothy Johnson at Bellator 277 on 15th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose.

Before that, he had defeated Tyrell Fortune at Bellator 271 on 12th November 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood.

He was victorious against Ronny Markes at Bellator 254 on 10th December 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Linton Vassell had been fighting more than Tyrell Fortune.

Going to this contest, Tyrell Fortune had last fought 3 years, 8 months and 19 days ago, while Linton Vassell's last outing had been 3 months and 20 days ago.

Fortune's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 3 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Vassell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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