Ladd vs Shakalova

When is Ladd vs Shakalova?

Aspen Ladd will take on Ekaterina Shakalova during the prelims of Bellator Champions Series, on Friday 17th May 2024 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The fight will be contested over 3 rounds in the Women’s Featherweight division, which means the weight limit will be 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Ladd vs Shakalova stats

Aspen Ladd steps into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Ekaterina Shakalova will make her way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Aspen Ladd will be making their debut in Bellator.

Ekaterina Shakalova's Bellator record currently stands at 1-0-0.

The stats suggest Ladd has a massive power advantage over Shakalova, boasting a 55% knock out percentage over Shakalova's 13%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Shakalova will have a massive advantage over Ladd, boasting a 50% submission rate over Ladd's 18%.

Aspen Ladd is the older woman by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Ladd has a height advantage of 4 inches over Shakalova. This also extends to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Ladd is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made her debut in 2015, 4 years and 4 months earlier than Shakalova, whose first professional fight was in 2019. She has fought 23 more professional rounds, 40 to Shakalova's 17.

Ladd vs Shakalova form

Aspen Ladd has beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight, she lost to Kayla Harrison at PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship on 24th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Anthem, Washington, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Karolina Sobek at PFL 5 on 16th June 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Helena Kolesnyk at PFL 2 on 7th April 2023 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had beaten Julia Budd at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

She had been defeated by Raquel Pennington at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Activity check

Ladd's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 25 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 5 months. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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