Franklin vs King

Who won Franklin vs King?

Davion Franklin beat Tyler King by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of Bellator 259, on Friday 21st May 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

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 King stats

Davion Franklin stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 2 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Tyler King made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Davion Franklin's 8th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020.

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

The stats suggested Franklin had a large advantage in power over King, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over King's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested King had a massive advantage over Franklin, boasting a 58% submission rate over Franklin's 0%.

Davion Franklin was the younger man by 13 years, at 30 years old.

King had a height advantage of 3 inches over Franklin. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Franklin was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 9 years and 1 month later than King, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 17 less professional rounds, 19 to King's 36.

Franklin vs King form

Franklin had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Kasim Aras at Bellator 295 on 22nd April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Marcelo Golm at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Said Sowma at Bellator 274 on 19th February 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he had defeated Everett Cummings at Bellator 264 on 13th August 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He was victorious against Tyler King at Bellator 259 on 21st May 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

Franklin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Franklin vs King?

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