Kauppinen vs Sakara

Who won Kauppinen vs Sakara?

Kent Kauppinen beat Alessio Sakara by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of Bellator 211, on Saturday 1st December 2018 at RDS Stadium in Genoa.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Kauppinen vs Sakara stats

Kent Kauppinen stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Alessio Sakara made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Kent Kauppinen's Bellator record stood at 2-3-0, while Alessio Sakara's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Kauppinen had a slight advantage in power over Sakara, with a 80% knock out percentage over Sakara's 70%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kauppinen had a slight advantage over Sakara, with a 20% submission rate over Sakara's 10%.

Kent Kauppinen was the younger man by 10 years, at 32 years old.

Kauppinen was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 7 years and 2 months later than Sakara, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 34 to Sakara's 47.

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