Rogers vs Wilde

Who won Rogers vs Wilde?

Tim Wilde beat Saul Rogers by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator Milan, on Saturday 29th October 2022 at Allianz Cloud Arena in Milan.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Tim Wilde.

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 Wilde stats

Saul Rogers stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Tim Wilde made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Tim Wilde marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Saul Rogers' Bellator record stood at 3-3-0, while Tim Wilde's came in at 5-3-1.

The stats suggested Wilde had a massive power advantage over Rogers, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Rogers' 7%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rogers had a massive advantage over Wilde, boasting a 53% submission rate over Wilde's 7%.

Saul Rogers was the younger man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Wilde had a height advantage of 1 inch over Rogers. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Rogers' experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Wilde's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 9 months earlier than Wilde, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 39 to Wilde's 52.

Activity check

Wilde's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 5 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Rogers vs Wilde?

Saul Rogers was a 2/9 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Tim Wilde made his way into the ring at 14/5 (+280) with oddsmakers.