Minakov vs Johnson

Who won Minakov vs Johnson?

Vitaly Minakov beat Timothy Johnson by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of Bellator 225, on Saturday 24th August 2019 at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Minakov vs Johnson stats

Vitaly Minakov stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Timothy Johnson made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Timothy Johnson marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Vitaly Minakov's Bellator record stood at 6-2-0, while Timothy Johnson's came in at 4-5-0.

The stats suggested Minakov had an advantage in power over Johnson, with a 57% knock out percentage over Johnson's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Minakov and Johnson would have been pretty equal, both with a 33% submission rate.

Vitaly Minakov was the same age as Timothy Johnson, at 39 years old.

Johnson had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Minakov's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Johnson's, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 6 months earlier than Johnson, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 7 less professional rounds, 42 to Johnson's 49.

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Johnson's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 3 months and 24 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 Minakov vs Johnson?

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