Kharitonov vs Nelson

Who won Kharitonov vs Nelson?

Sergei Kharitonov beat Roy Nelson by during the co-main event of Bellator 207, on Friday 12th October 2018 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Sergei Kharitonov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Kharitonov vs Nelson stats

Sergei Kharitonov stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 6 loses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Roy Nelson made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 15 loses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knock out and 4 by submission.

The stats suggested Nelson had a slight advantage in power over Kharitonov, with a 65% knock out percentage over Kharitonov's 63%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kharitonov had an advantage over Nelson, with a 30% submission rate over Nelson's 17%.

Sergei Kharitonov was the younger man by 4 years, at 42 years old.

Kharitonov had a height advantage of 4 inches over Nelson. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Kharitonov was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2000, 3 years and 8 months earlier than Nelson, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 42 less professional rounds, 53 to Nelson's 95.

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Kharitonov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kharitonov vs Nelson?

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