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.

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 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 4 less professional rounds, 42 to Johnson's 46.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Timothy Johnson had been fighting more than Vitaly Minakov.

Going to this contest, Vitaly Minakov had last fought 5 years, 2 months and 11 days ago, while Timothy Johnson's last outing had been 6 years, 2 months and 24 days ago.

What were the odds on Minakov vs Johnson?

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