Lemminger vs Lombardo

Who won Lemminger vs Lombardo?

Michael Lombardo beat Mark Lemminger by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of Bellator 289, on Friday 9th December 2022 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

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).

Lemminger vs Lombardo stats

Mark Lemminger stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Michael Lombardo made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Mark Lemminger's Bellator record stood at 2-4-0, while Michael Lombardo's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Lemminger had a slight advantage in power over Lombardo, with a 50% knock out percentage over Lombardo's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lemminger had a slight advantage over Lombardo, with a 25% submission rate over Lombardo's 17%.

Mark Lemminger was the younger man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Lemminger had a height advantage of 1 inch over Lombardo. Despite this, Lombardo had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Lemminger was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 months earlier than Lombardo, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 40 to Lombardo's 40.

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Lemminger's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Lombardo's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Lemminger vs Lombardo?

Mark Lemminger was a 4/6 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Michael Lombardo made his way into the ring at 6/5 (+120) with oddsmakers.