Ward vs Babene

Who won Ward vs Babene?

Gregory Babene beat Charlie Ward by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of Bellator 299, on Saturday 23rd September 2023 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

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).

Ward vs Babene stats

Charlie Ward stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Gregory Babene made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

Gregory Babene marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Charlie Ward's Bellator record stood at 7-4-0, while Gregory Babene's came in at 5-1-0.

The stats suggested Ward had a large advantage in power over Babene, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Babene's 32%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Babene had a massive advantage over Ward, boasting a 55% submission rate over Ward's 0%.

Charlie Ward was the younger man by 40 years, at years old.

Babene had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ward. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Ward was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 years and 6 months later than Babene, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 14 less professional rounds, 37 to Babene's 51.

Ward vs Babene form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Mike Shipman at Bellator Dublin on 25th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Fabian Edwards at Bellator Milan on 29th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Allianz Cloud Arena, Milan, Italy.

Going into that contest, he had won against Alan Carlos at Bellator 281 on 13th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Andy Manzolo at Bellator Euro Series 9 on 3rd October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Allianz Cloud, Milan, Italy.

He had defeated Kyle Kurtz at Bellator 240 on 22nd February 2020 by knockout in the 3rd round at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland.

Activity check

Ward's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ward vs Babene?

Charlie Ward was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Gregory Babene made his way into the ring at 1/3 (-300) with oddsmakers.