Golm vs James

Who won Golm vs James?

Daniel James beat Marcelo Golm by knockout in the 3rd round during the main event of Bellator 293, on Friday 31st March 2023 at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula.

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).

Golm vs James stats

Marcelo Golm stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Daniel James made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Marcelo Golm's 3rd fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Marcelo Golm's Bellator record stood at 2-1-0, while Daniel James' came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested James had a slight advantage in power over Golm, with a 71% knock out percentage over Golm's 70%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Golm had a slight advantage over James, with a 30% submission rate over James' 21%.

Marcelo Golm was the younger man by 10 years, at 32 years old.

James had a height advantage of 3 inches over Golm. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Golm was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 1 month later than James, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 24 less professional rounds, 27 to James' 51.

Golm vs James form

Golm had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Daniel James at Bellator 293 on 31st March 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Davion Franklin at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Billy Swanson at Bellator 265 on 20th August 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Before that, he had been beaten by Sergei Pavlovich at UFC on ESPN+ 7 on 20th April 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Yubileyny Sports Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia.

He had been defeated by Timothy Johnson at UFC Fight Night 125 on 3rd February 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mangueirinho Gymnasium, Belem, Brazil.

Daniel James had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Gokhan Saricam at Bellator 297 on 16th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Marcelo Golm at Bellator 293 on 31st March 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Tyrell Fortune at Bellator 288 on 18th November 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Before that, he had been beaten by Brett Martin at LFA 77 on 27th September 2019 by knockout in the 5th round at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake.

He had won against Patrick Martin at LFA 67 on 24th May 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Branson Convention Center, Branson.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Daniel James had been fighting more than Marcelo Golm.

Going to this contest, Marcelo Golm had last fought 1 year, 8 months and 28 days ago, while Daniel James' last outing had been 1 year, 6 months and 13 days ago.

Golm's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

James' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Golm vs James?

Marcelo Golm was a 7/10 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Daniel James made his way into the ring at 27/25 (+110) with oddsmakers.