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 4 months later than Babene, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 14 less professional rounds, 37 to Babene's 51.

Activity check

Ward's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

Babene's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 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.