Karakhanyan vs Crosbie

Who won Karakhanyan vs Crosbie?

Georgi Karakhanyan beat Kiefer Crosbie by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of Bellator 263, on Saturday 31st July 2021 at The Forum in Inglewood.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Karakhanyan vs Crosbie stats

Georgi Karakhanyan stepped into the octagon with a record of 30 wins, 11 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 15 by submission.

Kiefer Crosbie made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Georgi Karakhanyan's Bellator record stood at 9-12-0, while Kiefer Crosbie's came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested Crosbie had an advantage in power over Karakhanyan, with a 38% knock out percentage over Karakhanyan's 23%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Karakhanyan had a large advantage over Crosbie, boasting a 50% submission rate over Crosbie's 25%.

Georgi Karakhanyan was the older man by 5 years, at 39 years old.

Crosbie had a height advantage of 3 inches over Karakhanyan. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Karakhanyan was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 32 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 9 years and 5 months earlier than Crosbie, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 76 more professional rounds, 98 to Crosbie's 22.

Karakhanyan vs Crosbie form

Georgi Karakhanyan had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Adam Piccolotti at Bellator 274 on 19th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Saul Rogers at Bellator 266 on 18th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at SAP Center, San Jose.

Going into that contest, he had won against Kiefer Crosbie at Bellator 263 on 31st July 2021 by submission in the 1st round at The Forum, Inglewood.

Before that, he had been defeated by Myles Jury at Bellator 243 on 7th August 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had lost to Emmanuel Sanchez at Bellator 218 on 22nd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at WinStar World Casino, Thackerville.

Activity check

Karakhanyan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Crosbie's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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