Straus vs Kruchten

Who won Straus vs Kruchten?

Daniel Straus beat Shane Kruchten by submission in the 1st round during the co-main event of Bellator 219, on Friday 29th March 2019 at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula.

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).

Straus vs Kruchten stats

Daniel Straus stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Shane Kruchten made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Daniel Straus' Bellator record stood at 12-6-0, while Shane Kruchten's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Straus had a slight advantage in power over Kruchten, with a 28% knock out percentage over Kruchten's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kruchten had a massive advantage over Straus, boasting a 50% submission rate over Straus' 12%.

Daniel Straus was the same age as Shane Kruchten, at 39 years old.

Kruchten had a height advantage of 5 inches over Straus. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Straus was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 8 months later than Kruchten, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 71 more professional rounds, 99 to Kruchten's 28.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Shane Kruchten had been fighting more than Daniel Straus.

Going to this contest, Daniel Straus had last fought 7 years and 6 days ago, while Shane Kruchten's last outing had been 6 years, 3 months and 7 days ago.

What were the odds on Straus vs Kruchten?

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