Koreshkov vs Larkin

Who won Koreshkov vs Larkin?

Andrey Koreshkov beat Lorenz Larkin by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN 2, on Saturday 29th July 2023 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Andrey Koreshkov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Koreshkov vs Larkin stats

Andrey Koreshkov stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Lorenz Larkin made his way to the cage with a record of 25 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out.

Andrey Koreshkov's Bellator record stood at 16-4-0, while Lorenz Larkin's came in at 7-3-0.

The stats suggested Koreshkov had a slight advantage in power over Larkin, with a 54% knock out percentage over Larkin's 52%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Koreshkov had an advantage over Larkin, with a 15% submission rate over Larkin's 0%.

Andrey Koreshkov was the younger man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Koreshkov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Larkin. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Koreshkov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 2 months later than Larkin, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 69 to Larkin's 78.

Koreshkov vs Larkin form

Koreshkov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Chance Rencountre at Bellator 274 on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Sabah Homasi at Bellator 264 on 13th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Lorenz Larkin at Bellator 229 on 4th October 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula.

Before that, he had defeated Mike Jasper at Bellator 219 on 29th March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula.

He had been beaten by Douglas Lima at Bellator 206 on 29th September 2018 by submission in the 5th round at SAP Center, San Jose.

Larkin had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Mukhamed Berkhamov at Bellator 290 on 4th February 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Kia Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Mukhamed Berkhamov at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma.

Going into that contest, he had won against Kyle Stewart at Bellator 280 on 6th May 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, he had beaten Rafael Carvalho at Bellator 258 on 7th May 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

He had defeated Keita Nakamura at Bellator 237 on 28th December 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Lorenz Larkin had been fighting more than Andrey Koreshkov.

Going to this contest, Andrey Koreshkov had last fought 2 years, 2 months and 8 days ago, while Lorenz Larkin's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 23 days ago.

Koreshkov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Larkin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Koreshkov vs Larkin?

Andrey Koreshkov was a 4/6 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Lorenz Larkin made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.