Franklin vs Aras

Who won Franklin vs Aras?

Davion Franklin beat Kasim Aras by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 295, on Saturday 22nd April 2023 at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Davion Franklin.

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).

Franklin vs Aras stats

Davion Franklin stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Kasim Aras made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Davion Franklin's 8th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020.

Davion Franklin's Bellator record stood at 6-2-0, while Kasim Aras' came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Franklin had an advantage in power over Aras, with a 60% knock out percentage over Aras' 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Aras had a large advantage over Franklin, boasting a 29% submission rate over Franklin's 0%.

Davion Franklin was the younger man by 7 years, at 30 years old.

Franklin had a height advantage of 5 inches over Aras.

Franklin was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 6 years and 10 months later than Aras, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 19 to Aras' 18.

Franklin vs Aras form

Franklin 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 Marcelo Golm at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Said Sowma at Bellator 274 on 19th February 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Everett Cummings at Bellator 264 on 13th August 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he had defeated Tyler King at Bellator 259 on 21st May 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He was victorious against JW Kiser at Bellator 239 on 21st February 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at WinStar World Casino, Thackerville.

Activity check

Franklin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Franklin vs Aras?

Davion Franklin was a 2/7 (-340) favourite going into the contest, while Kasim Aras made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.