Shipman vs Baset

Who won Shipman vs Baset?

Mike Shipman is set to fight Eslam Abdul Baset during the prelims of Bellator Champions Series, on Saturday 14th September 2024 at OVO Wembley in London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Shipman vs Baset stats

Mike Shipman stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Eslam Abdul Baset made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Mike Shipman's 10th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Eslam Abdul Baset will be making their debut in Bellator.

Mike Shipman's Bellator record stood at 7-3-0.

The stats suggested Shipman had an advantage in power over Baset, with a 56% knock out percentage over Baset's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Shipman had an advantage over Baset, with a 31% submission rate over Baset's 19%.

Mike Shipman was the younger man by 30 years, at years old.

Baset had a height advantage of 2 inches over Shipman.

Shipman was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Baset, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 32 to Baset's 41.

Shipman vs Baset form

Shipman had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Steven Hill at Bellator Champions Series: Paris on 17th May 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, he had beaten Charlie Ward at Bellator Dublin on 25th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Gregory Babene at Bellator 280 on 6th May 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, he had defeated Pietro Penini at Bellator Euro Series 8 on 26th September 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Allianz Cloud, Milan, Italy.

He had been beaten by Fabian Edwards at Bellator London on 23rd November 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, London, England.

Activity check

Shipman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Shipman vs Baset start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 6:10 PM UTC , which was 2:10 PM EST or 11:10 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:10 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Shipman vs Baset?

Mike Shipman was a 23/20 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Eslam Abdul Baset made his way into the ring at 4/6 (-150) with oddsmakers.