Franklin vs Golm

Who won Franklin vs Golm?

Marcelo Golm beat Davion Franklin by submission in the 3rd round during the main card of Bellator MMA, on Friday 22nd July 2022 at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel in Tacoma.

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).

Franklin vs Golm stats

Davion Franklin stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Marcelo Golm made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Davion Franklin's 8th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Marcelo Golm marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Davion Franklin's Bellator record stood at 6-2-0, while Marcelo Golm's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Golm had a massive power advantage over Franklin, boasting a 78% knock out percentage over Franklin's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Golm had a large advantage over Franklin, boasting a 22% submission rate over Franklin's 0%.

Davion Franklin was the younger man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Golm had a height advantage of 1 inch over Franklin. Despite this, he had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Franklin was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 4 years and 9 months later than Golm, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 19 to Golm's 27.

Activity check

Franklin's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

Golm's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Franklin vs Golm?

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