Samuels vs Montalvo

Who won Samuels vs Montalvo?

Justin Montalvo beat Corey Samuels by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of Bellator 274, on Saturday 19th February 2022 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

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).

Samuels vs Montalvo stats

Corey Samuels stepped into the octagon with a record of 3 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Justin Montalvo made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 4 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out.

Corey Samuels' Bellator record stood at 1-1-0, while Justin Montalvo's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Montalvo had a massive power advantage over Samuels, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Samuels' 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Samuels had a massive advantage over Montalvo, boasting a 33% submission rate over Montalvo's 0%.

Corey Samuels was the older man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Samuels was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in , 4 years and 7 months earlier than Montalvo, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 8 to Montalvo's 10.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Justin Montalvo had been fighting more than Corey Samuels.

Going to this contest, Corey Samuels had last fought 3 years, 3 months and 13 days ago, while Justin Montalvo's last outing had been 2 years, 10 months and 5 days ago.

What were the odds on Samuels vs Montalvo?

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