Franklin vs Sowma

Who won Franklin vs Sowma?

Davion Franklin beat Said Sowma by split decision in their 3 round contest, during the main card of Bellator 274, on Saturday 19th February 2022 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 29-28, 28-29 in favor of winner Davion Franklin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Franklin vs Sowma stats

Davion Franklin stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 4 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Said Sowma made his way to the ring with a record of 8 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 5 of those wins by knock out and 1 by submission.

The stats suggested Franklin had advantage in power over Sowma, with a 75% knock out percentage over Sowma's 63%.

Davion Franklin was the younger man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Franklin had a height advantage of 3 inches over Sowma. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Franklin was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 less fights, and made his debut in 2020, 1 year and 10 months later than Sowma, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 0 to Sowma's 0.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Said Sowma had been fighting more than Davion Franklin.

Going to this contest, Davion Franklin had last fought 10 months and 12 days ago, while Said Sowma's last outing had been 8 months and 2 days ago.

Franklin's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Sowma's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.