Johnson vs Vassell

Who won Johnson vs Vassell?

Linton Vassell beat Timothy Johnson by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of Bellator 277, on Friday 15th April 2022 at SAP Center in San Jose.

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.

This was Timothy Johnson's 9th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Linton Vassell marked his 17th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

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 2 years, 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 23 less professional rounds, 48 to Vassell's 71.

Johnson vs Vassell form

Johnson 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 Linton Vassell 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 been beaten by Fedor Emelianenko at Bellator MMA on 23rd October 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Valentin Moldavsky at Bellator 261 on 25th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Before that, 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.

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.

Vassell had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Tyrell Fortune at Bellator 271 on 12th November 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Ronny Markes at Bellator 254 on 10th December 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

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

Before that, he had lost to Valentin Moldavsky at Bellator 218 on 22nd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at WinStar World Casino, Thackerville, United States.

He had been beaten by Phil Davis at Bellator 200 on 25th May 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at SSE Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Timothy Johnson had last fought 2 years, 3 months and 9 days ago, while Linton Vassell's last outing had been 2 years, 8 months and 12 days ago.

Johnson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Vassell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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