Shabliy vs King

Who won Shabliy vs King?

Alexander Shabliy beat Bobby King by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator MMA, on Friday 3rd December 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Alexander Shabliy.

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).

Shabliy vs King stats

Alexander Shabliy stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Bobby King made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Alexander Shabliy's Bellator record stood at 5-0-0, while Bobby King's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Shabliy had a massive power advantage over King, boasting a 53% knock out percentage over King's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested King had an advantage over Shabliy, with a 50% submission rate over Shabliy's 37%.

Alexander Shabliy was the younger man by 9 years, at 31 years old.

Shabliy was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 5 years and 6 months earlier than King, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 51 to King's 43.

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King's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Shabliy vs King?

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