Vassell vs Markes

Who won Vassell vs Markes?

Linton Vassell beat Ronny Markes by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of Bellator 254, on Thursday 10th December 2020 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

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).

Vassell vs Markes stats

Linton Vassell stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Ronny Markes made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Linton Vassell's Bellator record stood at 12-5-0, while Ronny Markes' came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested that Vassell and Markes have similar power, both with a 37% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vassell had an advantage over Markes, with a 42% submission rate over Markes' 26%.

Linton Vassell was the older man by 4 years, at 40 years old.

Vassell had a height advantage of 3 inches over Markes. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Vassell was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 7 months later than Markes, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 65 to Markes' 58.

Vassell vs Markes form

Vassell had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Denis Goltsov at PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season on 4th April 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Boeing Center, San Antonio, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Valentin Moldavsky at Bellator 292 on 10th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Timothy Johnson at Bellator 277 on 15th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose.

Before that, he had defeated Tyrell Fortune at Bellator 271 on 12th November 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood.

He was victorious against Ronny Markes at Bellator 254 on 10th December 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

Vassell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Markes' last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 9 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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