Oct 10 2020
Saturday

Accor Arena, Paris, France

Co-Main Event
3 rounds contest @ 175 Catchweight
Ross Houston
Houston
17-1-0
UD 3
UD 3
8-0-0

The tape

37
Age
33
6' 3" / 191 cm
Height
6' 2" / 188 cm
77.2" / 196 cm
Reach
71.7" / 182 cm

Tape record

KOKOKOKOUD
Form
NCSDSUBUDUD
17
Wins
8
11
By KO
0
65
KO%
0
3
By SUB
3
18
SUB%
38
1
Loses
0
1
Stopped
0
0
Tapped
0
0
Draws
0
2012
Debut
2016
18
Bouts
9
30
Rounds
24
1 hours, 45 minutes
Fight Time
1 hours, 51 minutes

Tape rankings @ 175 Catchweight

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Michael Page vs Ross Houston report

Who won Page vs Houston?

Michael Page beat Ross Houston by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of Bellator 248, on Saturday 10th October 2020 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Michael Page.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the 175 Catchweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 KG).

Page vs Houston stats

Michael Page stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Ross Houston made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 8 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws and 3 by submission.

Michael Page's Bellator record stood at 17-2-0, while Ross Houston's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Page had a massive power advantage over Houston, boasting a 65% knock out percentage over Houston's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Houston had an advantage over Page, with a 38% submission rate over Page's 18%.

Michael Page was the older man by 4 years, at 37 years old.

Page had a height advantage of 1 inch over Houston. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Page was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 1 month earlier than Houston, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 19 more professional rounds, 46 to Houston's 27.

Page vs Houston form

Page had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Goiti Yamauchi at Bellator 292 on 10th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Logan Storley at Bellator 281 on 13th May 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at SSE Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Douglas Lima at Bellator London on 1st October 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, London, England.

Before that, he had defeated Derek Anderson at Bellator 258 on 7th May 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

He was victorious against Ross Houston at Bellator 248 on 10th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Activity check

Page's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Houston's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

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