Newell vs King

Who won Newell vs King?

Bobby King beat Nick Newell by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 260, on Friday 11th June 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Bobby King.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Newell vs King stats

Nick Newell stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Bobby King made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Nick Newell's Bellator record stood at 1-2-0, while Bobby King's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested that Newell and King have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Newell and King would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Nick Newell was the younger man by 2 years, at 38 years old.

Newell had a height advantage of 1 inch over King. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Newell's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to King's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 years and 10 months earlier than King, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 33 to King's 43.

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King's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Newell vs King?

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