Sonnen vs Jackson

Who won Sonnen vs Jackson?

Chael Sonnen beat Quinton Jackson by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of Bellator 192, on Saturday 20th January 2018 at Great Wester Forum in Inglewood.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Chael Sonnen.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Sonnen vs Jackson stats

Chael Sonnen stepped into the octagon with a record of 30 wins, 15 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Quinton Jackson made his way to the cage with a record of 37 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Chael Sonnen's Bellator record stood at 2-3-0, while Quinton Jackson's came in at 5-3-0.

The stats suggested Jackson had a large advantage in power over Sonnen, boasting a 51% knock out percentage over Sonnen's 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sonnen had a slight advantage over Jackson, with a 13% submission rate over Jackson's 11%.

Chael Sonnen was the older man by 2 years, at 47 years old.

Sonnen had 1-inch reach advantage.

Sonnen was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 1997, 2 years and 6 months earlier than Jackson, whose first professional fight was in 1999. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 100 to Jackson's 110.

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Sonnen's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Sonnen vs Jackson?

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