Willis vs Mendonça

Who won Willis vs Mendonça?

Jaleel Willis beat Maycon Mendon a by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 259, on Friday 21st May 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jaleel Willis.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Willis vs Mendonça stats

Jaleel Willis stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Maycon Mendon a made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Jaleel Willis' Bellator record stood at 4-3-0, while Maycon Mendon a's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested that Willis and a have similar power, both with a 36% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested a had a slight advantage over Willis, with a 9% submission rate over Willis' 0%.

Jaleel Willis was the older man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

a had a height advantage of 3 inches over Willis. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Willis was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 months later than a, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 47 to a's 41.

Willis vs Mendonça form

a had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Batsumberel Dagvadorj at LFA 96 on 4th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their LFA Welterweight championship fight at Hartman Arena, Park City, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Devin Smyth at LFA 90 on 4th September 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Kassius Kayne at LFA 84 on 10th July 2020 by submission in the 2nd round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Before that, he was victorious against Bobby Lee at LFA 68 on 31st May 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake.

He had won against Joshua Moreno at LFA 58 on 25th January 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Route 66 Casino Hotel, Albuquerque.

Activity check

Willis' last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 3 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

a's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 3 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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