McGeary vs Lawal

Who won McGeary vs Lawal?

Liam McGeary beat Muhammed Lawal by during the main card of Bellator 213, on Saturday 15th December 2018 at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Liam McGeary.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

McGeary vs Lawal stats

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

Muhammed Lawal made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out.

Liam McGeary's Bellator record stood at 10-4-0, while Muhammed Lawal's came in at 10-7-0.

The stats suggested Lawal had an advantage in power over McGeary, with a 62% knock out percentage over McGeary's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested McGeary had a massive advantage over Lawal, boasting a 42% submission rate over Lawal's 0%.

Liam McGeary was the younger man by 2 years, at 41 years old.

McGeary had a height advantage of 6 inches over Lawal. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

McGeary was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 7 months later than Lawal, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 34 less professional rounds, 37 to Lawal's 71.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Muhammed Lawal had been fighting more than Liam McGeary.

Going to this contest, Liam McGeary had last fought 6 years, 2 months and 2 days ago, while Muhammed Lawal's last outing had been 5 years, 11 months and 6 days ago.

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