Newman vs Taulker

Who won Newman vs Taulker?

Jordan Newman beat Jayden Taulker by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of Bellator 288, on Friday 18th November 2022 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Newman vs Taulker stats

Jordan Newman stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 4 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jayden Taulker made his way to the cage with a record of 2 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out.

Jordan Newman's Bellator record stood at 6-0-0, while Jayden Taulker's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested that Newman and Taulker have similar power, both with a 50% knock out percentage.

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

Jordan Newman was the younger man by 28 years, at years old.

Newman had a height advantage of 2 inches over Taulker.

Newman was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2019, 1 year and 10 months earlier than Taulker, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 12 to Taulker's 9.

Activity check

Newman's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Newman vs Taulker?

Jordan Newman was a 1/10 (-1100) favourite going into the contest, while Jayden Taulker made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+510) with oddsmakers.