Steenis vs Shipman

Who won Steenis vs Shipman?

Costello van Steenis beat Mike Shipman by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of Bellator 223, on Saturday 22nd June 2019 at SSE Arena 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).

Steenis vs Shipman stats

Costello van Steenis stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Mike Shipman made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Costello van Steenis' Bellator record stood at 6-2-0, while Mike Shipman's came in at 6-3-0.

The stats suggested Shipman had a massive power advantage over Steenis, boasting a 62% knock out percentage over Steenis' 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Steenis had a slight advantage over Shipman, with a 45% submission rate over Shipman's 38%.

Costello van Steenis was the older man by 31 years, at 31 years old.

Steenis had a height advantage of 3 inches over Shipman.

Steenis' experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Shipman's, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 10 months later than Shipman, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 32 to Shipman's 31.

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