Wilde vs Gonzalez

Who won Wilde vs Gonzalez?

Tim Wilde beat Chris Gonzalez by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator MMA Paris, on Friday 12th May 2023 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Tim Wilde.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Wilde vs Gonzalez stats

Tim Wilde stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Chris Gonzalez made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Tim Wilde's 9th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

Tim Wilde's Bellator record stood at 5-3-1, while Chris Gonzalez's came in at 7-3-0.

The stats suggested Wilde had a slight advantage in power over Gonzalez, with a 40% knock out percentage over Gonzalez's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gonzalez had a slight advantage over Wilde, with a 13% submission rate over Wilde's 7%.

Tim Wilde was the older man by 37 years, at 37 years old.

Wilde had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Wilde was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 years and 6 months earlier than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 28 more professional rounds, 52 to Gonzalez's 24.

Wilde vs Gonzalez form

Tim Wilde had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Chris Gonzalez at Bellator MMA Paris on 12th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, he had beaten Saul Rogers at Bellator Milan on 29th October 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Allianz Cloud Arena, Milan, Italy.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Alfie Davis at Bellator 281 on 13th May 2022 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Yves Landu at Bellator London on 1st October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, London, England.

He had lost to Brent Primus at Bellator Birmingham on 4th May 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Chris Gonzalez had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Max Rohskopf at Bellator 290 on 4th February 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Kia Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Usman Nurmagomedov at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma.

Going into that contest, he had won against Saad Awad at Bellator 273 on 29th January 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Before that, he had been defeated by Goiti Yamauchi at Bellator 263 on 31st July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at The Forum, Inglewood.

He had beaten Roger Huerta at Bellator 255 on 2nd April 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Chris Gonzalez had been fighting more than Tim Wilde.

Going to this contest, Tim Wilde had last fought 1 year, 11 months and 18 days ago, while Chris Gonzalez's last outing had been 2 years, 2 months and 26 days ago.

Wilde's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Gonzalez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Wilde vs Gonzalez?

Tim Wilde was a 21/10 (+220) underdog going into the contest, while Chris Gonzalez made his way into the ring at 4/11 (-290) with oddsmakers.