Mitrione vs Nelson

Who won Mitrione vs Nelson?

Matt Mitrione beat Roy Nelson by majority decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of Bellator 194, on Friday 16th February 2018 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Matt Mitrione.

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).

Mitrione vs Nelson stats

Matt Mitrione stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Roy Nelson made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 14 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Matt Mitrione's Bellator record stood at 4-4-0, while Roy Nelson's came in at 1-5-0.

The stats suggested Mitrione had a large advantage in power over Nelson, boasting a 92% knock out percentage over Nelson's 65%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nelson had an advantage over Mitrione, with a 17% submission rate over Mitrione's 0%.

Matt Mitrione was the younger man by 2 years, at 45 years old.

Mitrione had a height advantage of 3 inches over Nelson. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Mitrione was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 5 years and 7 months later than Nelson, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 57 less professional rounds, 38 to Nelson's 95.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Roy Nelson had been fighting more than Matt Mitrione.

Going to this contest, Matt Mitrione had last fought 5 years, 2 months and 3 days ago, while Roy Nelson's last outing had been 5 years, 2 months and 2 days ago.

Mitrione's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Nelson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Mitrione vs Nelson?

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