Rogers vs Gallon

Who won Rogers vs Gallon?

Saul Rogers beat Davy Gallon by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of Bellator MMA Paris, on Friday 12th May 2023 at Accor Arena in Paris.

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).

Rogers vs Gallon stats

Saul Rogers stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Davy Gallon made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 8 losses and 2 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Saul Rogers' Bellator record stood at 3-3-0, while Davy Gallon's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Gallon had a large advantage in power over Rogers, boasting a 29% knock out percentage over Rogers' 7%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rogers had an advantage over Gallon, with a 53% submission rate over Gallon's 33%.

Saul Rogers was the younger man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Rogers had a height advantage of 2 inches over Gallon.

Rogers was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 4 months later than Gallon, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 29 less professional rounds, 39 to Gallon's 68.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Davy Gallon had been fighting more than Saul Rogers.

Going to this contest, Saul Rogers had last fought 1 year, 11 months and 6 days ago, while Davy Gallon's last outing had been 1 year, 11 months and 6 days ago.

Rogers' last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Gallon's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Rogers vs Gallon?

Saul Rogers was a 4/9 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Davy Gallon made his way into the ring at 6/4 (+150) with oddsmakers.