Landu vs Bilharinho

Who won Landu vs Bilharinho?

Yves Landu beat Jonas Bilharinho by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator Champions Series, on Friday 17th May 2024 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 30-27 in favor of the winner Yves Landu.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Landu vs Bilharinho stats

Yves Landu stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Jonas Bilharinho made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Yves Landu's 7th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Jonas Bilharinho marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Yves Landu's Bellator record stood at 6-1-0, while Jonas Bilharinho's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Bilharinho had a massive power advantage over Landu, boasting a 73% knock out percentage over Landu's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Landu had an advantage over Bilharinho, with a 25% submission rate over Bilharinho's 9%.

Yves Landu was the older man by 3 years, at 37 years old.

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

Landu was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 14 years and 3 months later than Bilharinho, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 33 more professional rounds, 69 to Bilharinho's 36.

Landu vs Bilharinho form

Landu had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Isao Kobayashi at Bellator 301 on 17th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Piotr Niedzielski at Bellator MMA Paris on 12th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Walter Cogliandro at Bellator Milan on 29th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Allianz Cloud Arena, Milan, Italy.

Before that, he was victorious against Gavin Hughes at Bellator 280 on 6th May 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

He had lost to Tim Wilde at Bellator London on 1st October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, London, England.

Activity check

Landu's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Bilharinho's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Landu vs Bilharinho?

Yves Landu was a 13/8 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Jonas Bilharinho made his way into the ring at 4/9 (-210) with oddsmakers.