Moldavsky vs Vassell

Who won Moldavsky vs Vassell?

Linton Vassell beat Valentin Moldavsky by during the main card of Bellator 292, on Friday 10th March 2023 at SAP Center in San Jose.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Linton Vassell.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Moldavsky vs Vassell stats

Valentin Moldavsky stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Linton Vassell made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 8 loses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knock out and 8 by submission.

The stats suggested Vassell had a massive power advantage over Moldavsky, boosting at 41% knock out percentage over Moldavsky's 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vassell had a slight advantage over Moldavsky, with a 36% submission rate over Moldavsky's 27%.

Valentin Moldavsky was the younger man by 8 years, at 31 years old.

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

Moldavsky was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 6 year and 5 months later than Vassell, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 30 less professional rounds, 35 to Vassell's 65.

Moldavsky vs Vassell form

Vassell had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Timothy Johnson at Bellator 277 on 15th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Tyrell Fortune at Bellator 271 on 12th November 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood.

Going into that contest, he had beat Ronny Markes at Bellator 254 on 10th December 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he had defeated Sergei Kharitonov at Bellator 234 on 14th November 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Menora Mivtachim Arena, Tel Aviv, Israel.

He had been beaten by Valentin Moldavsky at Bellator 218 on 22nd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at WinStar World Casino, Thackerville, United States.

Activity check

Moldavsky's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Vassell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Moldavsky vs Vassell?

Valentin Moldavsky was a 3/10 (-330) favourite going into the contest, while Linton Vassell made his way into the ring at 47/20 (+240) with oddsmakers.