Nemkov vs Davis

Who won Nemkov vs Davis?

Vadim Nemkov beat Phil Davis by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of Bellator 257, on Friday 16th April 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Vadim Nemkov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

This contest was for the Bellator Light Heavyweight championship.

Nemkov vs Davis stats

Vadim Nemkov stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Phil Davis made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Vadim Nemkov's Bellator record stood at 10-0-0, while Phil Davis' came in at 11-4-0.

The stats suggested Nemkov had a massive power advantage over Davis, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Davis' 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Davis had a slight advantage over Nemkov, with a 23% submission rate over Nemkov's 17%.

Vadim Nemkov was the younger man by 7 years, at 32 years old.

Davis had a height advantage of 2 inches over Nemkov.

Nemkov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 8 months later than Davis, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 41 less professional rounds, 46 to Davis' 87.

Nemkov vs Davis form

Vadim Nemkov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Yoel Romero at Bellator 297 on 16th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Light Heavyweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Corey Anderson at Bellator 288 on 18th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Light Heavyweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Going into that contest, his fight against Corey Anderson at Bellator 277 on 15th April 2022 ended in a no contest.

Before that, he had defeated Julius Anglickas at Bellator 266 on 16th October 2021 by submission in the 4th round in their Bellator Light Heavyweight championship fight at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

He was victorious against Phil Davis at Bellator 257 on 16th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Light Heavyweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Phil Davis had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Corey Anderson at Bellator 297 on 16th June 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Julius Anglickas at Bellator 276 on 11th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Family Arena, St. Louis.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Yoel Romero at Bellator 266 on 18th September 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at SAP Center, San Jose.

Before that, he had been beaten by Vadim Nemkov at Bellator 257 on 16th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Light Heavyweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had defeated Lyoto Machida at Bellator 245 on 11th September 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Vadim Nemkov had been fighting more than Phil Davis.

Going to this contest, Vadim Nemkov had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 8 days ago, while Phil Davis' last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 8 days ago.

Nemkov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Davis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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