Larkin vs Nakamura

Who won Larkin vs Nakamura?

Lorenz Larkin beat Keita Nakamura by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 237, on Saturday 28th December 2019 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

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 Nakamura stats

Lorenz Larkin stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Keita Nakamura made his way to the cage with a record of 35 wins, 10 losses and 2 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 16 by submission.

This was Lorenz Larkin's 12th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017.

Lorenz Larkin's Bellator record stood at 8-3-0, while Keita Nakamura's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Larkin had a large advantage in power over Nakamura, boasting a 52% knock out percentage over Nakamura's 23%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nakamura had a massive advantage over Larkin, boasting a 46% submission rate over Larkin's 0%.

Lorenz Larkin was the younger man by 2 years, at 38 years old.

Nakamura had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Larkin was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 5 years and 10 months later than Nakamura, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 15 less professional rounds, 80 to Nakamura's 95.

Activity check

Larkin's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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