Larkin vs Koreshkov

Who won Larkin vs Koreshkov?

Lorenz Larkin beat Andrey Koreshkov by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of Bellator 229, on Friday 4th October 2019 at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Lorenz Larkin.

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).

Larkin vs Koreshkov stats

Lorenz Larkin stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Andrey Koreshkov made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Lorenz Larkin's 12th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Andrey Koreshkov marked his 20th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2012.

Lorenz Larkin's Bellator record stood at 8-3-0, while Andrey Koreshkov's came in at 16-4-0.

The stats suggested that Larkin and Koreshkov have similar power, both with a 55% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Koreshkov had an advantage over Larkin, with a 14% submission rate over Larkin's 0%.

Lorenz Larkin was the older man by 4 years, at 38 years old.

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

Larkin was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 2 months earlier than Koreshkov, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 80 to Koreshkov's 75.

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Larkin's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 4 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Koreshkov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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