Russell vs Platon

Who won Russell vs Platon?

Austin Russell beat Gerico Platon by majority decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of BFL 70, on Friday 3rd December 2021 in Vancouver.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Austin Russell.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Russell vs Platon stats

Austin Russell stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 2 wins, zero losses and 0 draws and 1 by submission.

Gerico Platon made his way to the cage with a record of 2 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Both men made their promotional debut for the BFL.

The stats suggested Platon had a massive power advantage over Russell, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Russell's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Russell and Platon would have been pretty equal, both with a 50% submission rate.

Austin Russell was the older man by 28 years, at 28 years old.

Russell was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 1 year and 3 months earlier than Platon, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 14 to Platon's 8.

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Platon's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Russell vs Platon?

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