Golm vs James

Who won Golm vs James?

Daniel James beat Marcelo Golm by knockout in the 3rd round during the main event of Bellator 293, on Friday 31st March 2023 at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula.

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).

Golm vs James stats

Marcelo Golm stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Daniel James made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Marcelo Golm's Bellator record stood at 2-1-0, while Daniel James' came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested James had a slight advantage in power over Golm, with a 71% knock out percentage over Golm's 70%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Golm had a slight advantage over James, with a 30% submission rate over James' 21%.

Marcelo Golm was the younger man by 11 years, at 31 years old.

James had a height advantage of 3 inches over Golm. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Golm was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 1 month later than James, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 27 less professional rounds, 24 to James' 51.

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Golm's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

James' last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Golm vs James?

Marcelo Golm was a 7/10 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Daniel James made his way into the ring at 27/25 (+110) with oddsmakers.