Gracie vs Ruth

Who won Gracie vs Ruth?

Neiman Gracie beat Ed Ruth by submission in the 4th round during the main card of Bellator 213, on Saturday 15th December 2018 at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Neiman Gracie.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Gracie vs Ruth stats

Neiman Gracie stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws and 7 by submission.

Ed Ruth made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 6 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

Neiman Gracie's Bellator record stood at 9-4-0, while Ed Ruth's came in at 8-3-0.

The stats suggested Ruth had a massive power advantage over Gracie, boasting a 83% knock out percentage over Gracie's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gracie had a massive advantage over Ruth, boasting a 88% submission rate over Ruth's 0%.

Neiman Gracie was the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Gracie had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ruth. Despite this, Ruth had 5-inch reach advantage.

Gracie was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 1 month earlier than Ruth, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 36 to Ruth's 24.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Neiman Gracie had been fighting more than Ed Ruth.

Going to this contest, Neiman Gracie had last fought 3 years, 7 months and 6 days ago, while Ed Ruth's last outing had been 4 years, 9 months and 6 days ago.

Gracie's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

Ruth's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 9 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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