Gracie vs Yamauchi

Who won Gracie vs Yamauchi?

Goiti Yamauchi beat Neiman Gracie by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of Bellator 284, on Friday 12th August 2022 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

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 Yamauchi stats

Neiman Gracie stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Goiti Yamauchi made his way to the cage with a record of 26 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 20 by submission.

Neiman Gracie's Bellator record stood at 9-4-0, while Goiti Yamauchi's came in at 14-5-0.

The stats suggested Gracie had a slight advantage in power over Yamauchi, with a 9% knock out percentage over Yamauchi's 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gracie had a slight advantage over Yamauchi, with a 82% submission rate over Yamauchi's 77%.

Neiman Gracie was the older man by 4 years, at 35 years old.

Gracie had a height advantage of 2 inches over Yamauchi. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Gracie was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 10 months later than Yamauchi, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 21 less professional rounds, 36 to Yamauchi's 57.

Gracie vs Yamauchi form

Gracie had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Logan Storley at Bellator 274 on 19th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Mark Lemminger at Bellator 266 on 18th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jason Jackson at Bellator 255 on 2nd April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he had beaten Jon Fitch at Bellator 246 on 12th September 2020 by submission in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had been defeated by Rory MacDonald at Bellator 222 on 14th June 2019 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Yamauchi had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Levan Chokheli at Bellator 279 on 23rd April 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Chris Gonzalez at Bellator 263 on 31st July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at The Forum, Inglewood.

Going into that contest, he had won against Daron Cruickshank at Bellator 237 on 28th December 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Before that, he had beaten Saad Awad at Bellator 229 on 4th October 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, United States.

He had lost to Michael Chandler at Bellator 192 on 20th January 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Great Wester Forum, Inglewood.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Neiman Gracie had last fought 2 years, 2 months and 7 days ago, while Goiti Yamauchi's last outing had been 2 years and 3 days ago.

Gracie's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Yamauchi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

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