Poclit vs Faraldo

Who won Poclit vs Faraldo?

Luca Poclit beat Roman Faraldo by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of Bellator 299, on Saturday 23rd September 2023 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Poclit vs Faraldo stats

Luca Poclit stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Roman Faraldo made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

Luca Poclit's Bellator record stood at 3-0-0, while Roman Faraldo's came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested Faraldo had a massive power advantage over Poclit, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Poclit's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Poclit had a massive advantage over Faraldo, boasting a 56% submission rate over Faraldo's 0%.

Luca Poclit was the older man by 4 years, at 34 years old.

Faraldo had a height advantage of 3 inches over Poclit.

Poclit was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 12 years and 1 month later than Faraldo, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 20 to Faraldo's 14.

Poclit vs Faraldo form

Roman Faraldo had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Levan Chokheli at Bellator 288 on 18th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Luis Iniguez at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kelvin Rayford at Bellator 276 on 11th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at The Family Arena, St. Louis.

Before that, he had defeated Robert Turnquest at Bellator 271 on 12th November 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood.

He was victorious against Trevor Gudde at Bellator 255 on 2nd April 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

Poclit's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Faraldo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Poclit vs Faraldo?

Luca Poclit was a 17/20 (-120) underdog going into the contest, while Roman Faraldo made his way into the ring at 17/20 (-120) with oddsmakers.