Johnson vs Vassell

Who won Johnson vs Vassell?

Linton Vassell beat Timothy Johnson by during the main card of Bellator 277, on Friday 15th April 2022 at SAP Center in San Jose.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Linton Vassell.

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).

Johnson vs Vassell stats

Timothy Johnson stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Linton Vassell made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Timothy Johnson's Bellator record stood at 4-5-0, while Linton Vassell's came in at 12-5-0.

The stats suggested Johnson had an advantage in power over Vassell, with a 53% knock out percentage over Vassell's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vassell had an advantage over Johnson, with a 38% submission rate over Johnson's 20%.

Timothy Johnson was the younger man by 1 year, at 39 years old.

Vassell had a height advantage of 1 inch over Johnson. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Johnson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 1 month later than Vassell, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 19 less professional rounds, 46 to Vassell's 65.

Johnson vs Vassell form

Johnson 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 won against Cheick Kongo at Bellator 248 on 10th October 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, he had beaten Matt Mitrione at Bellator 243 on 7th August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Tyrell Fortune at Bellator 239 on 21st February 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at WinStar World Casino, Thackerville.

Before that, he had lost to Vitaly Minakov at Bellator 225 on 24th August 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport.

He had been beaten by Cheick Kongo at Bellator 208 on 13th October 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Nassau Coliseum, Long Island.

Vassell had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Timothy Johnson at Bellator 277 on 15th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Tyrell Fortune at Bellator 271 on 12th November 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ronny Markes at Bellator 254 on 10th December 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he had defeated Sergei Kharitonov at Bellator 234 on 14th November 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Menora Mivtachim Arena, Tel Aviv, Israel.

He had been defeated by Valentin Moldavsky at Bellator 218 on 22nd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at WinStar World Casino, Thackerville, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Linton Vassell had been fighting more than Timothy Johnson.

Going to this contest, Timothy Johnson had last fought 3 years, 6 months and 8 days ago, while Linton Vassell's last outing had been 2 years and 3 days ago.

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

Vassell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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