Moldavsky vs Vassell

Who won Moldavsky vs Vassell?

Valentin Moldavsky beat Linton Vassell by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of Bellator 218, on Friday 22nd March 2019 at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Valentin Moldavsky.

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).

Moldavsky vs Vassell stats

Valentin Moldavsky stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss 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 18 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Valentin Moldavsky's Bellator record stood at 7-2-0, while Linton Vassell's came in at 12-5-0.

The stats suggested Vassell had an advantage in power over Moldavsky, with a 33% knock out percentage over Moldavsky's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vassell had a slight advantage over Moldavsky, with a 44% submission rate over Moldavsky's 43%.

Valentin Moldavsky was the younger man by 8 years, at 32 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 years and 5 months later than Vassell, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 26 less professional rounds, 39 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 lost to Denis Goltsov at PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season on 4th April 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Boeing Center, San Antonio, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Valentin Moldavsky at Bellator 292 on 10th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Timothy Johnson at Bellator 277 on 15th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose.

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

He was victorious against Ronny Markes at Bellator 254 on 10th December 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

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Vassell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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