Lima vs Steenis

Who won Lima vs Steenis?

Douglas Lima beat Costello van Steenis by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator MMA Paris, on Friday 12th May 2023 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Douglas Lima.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Lima vs Steenis stats

Douglas Lima stepped into the octagon with a record of 32 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Costello van Steenis made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Costello van Steenis marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Douglas Lima's Bellator record stood at 15-7-0, while Costello van Steenis' came in at 7-2-0.

The stats suggested Lima had a large advantage in power over Steenis, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Steenis' 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Steenis had an advantage over Lima, with a 43% submission rate over Lima's 31%.

Douglas Lima was the older man by 5 years, at 36 years old.

Lima was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 27 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 7 years and 8 months earlier than Steenis, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 78 more professional rounds, 112 to Steenis' 34.

Lima vs Steenis form

Lima had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Gegard Mousasi at Bellator 250 on 29th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Middleweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Rory MacDonald at Bellator 232 on 26th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Welterweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Michael Page at Bellator 221 on 11th May 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Allstate Arena, Rosemont.

Before that, he had defeated Andrey Koreshkov at Bellator 206 on 29th September 2018 by submission in the 5th round at SAP Center, San Jose.

He had been beaten by Rory MacDonald at Bellator 192 on 20th January 2018 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Welterweight championship fight at Great Wester Forum, Inglewood.

Activity check

Lima's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 6 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Steenis' last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Lima vs Steenis?

Douglas Lima was a 5/4 (+120) underdog going into the contest, while Costello van Steenis made his way into the ring at 8/13 (-160) with oddsmakers.