Gallon vs Korkmaz

Who won Gallon vs Korkmaz?

Attila Korkmaz beat Davy Gallon by knockout in the 3rd round during the prelims of Bellator 299, on Saturday 23rd September 2023 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Gallon vs Korkmaz stats

Davy Gallon stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 8 losses and 2 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Attila Korkmaz made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Attila Korkmaz marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Davy Gallon's Bellator record stood at 3-2-0, while Attila Korkmaz's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Gallon had an advantage in power over Korkmaz, with a 29% knock out percentage over Korkmaz's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gallon had an advantage over Korkmaz, with a 33% submission rate over Korkmaz's 17%.

Davy Gallon was the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Gallon was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 13 years and 8 months later than Korkmaz, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 68 to Korkmaz's 62.

Gallon vs Korkmaz form

Gallon had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Saul Rogers at Bellator MMA Paris on 12th May 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Daniele Scatizzi at Bellator Milan on 29th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Allianz Cloud Arena, Milan, Italy.

Going into that contest, he had won against Benjamin Brander at Bellator 280 on 6th May 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, he had beaten Charlie Leary at Bellator MMA on 25th February 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

He had defeated Kane Mousah at Bellator London on 1st October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, London, England.

Activity check

Gallon's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 4 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 Gallon vs Korkmaz?

Davy Gallon was a 4/6 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Attila Korkmaz made his way into the ring at 21/20 (+100) with oddsmakers.