Franklin vs Sowma

Who won Franklin vs Sowma?

Davion Franklin beat Said Sowma by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 274, on Saturday 19th February 2022 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 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 Sowma stats

Davion Franklin stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 4 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Said Sowma made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 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 Said Sowma's came in at 2-4-0.

The stats suggested Franklin had an advantage in power over Sowma, with a 75% knock out percentage over Sowma's 63%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sowma had an advantage over Franklin, with a 13% submission rate over Franklin's 0%.

Davion Franklin was the younger man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Franklin had a height advantage of 3 inches over Sowma. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Franklin was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 1 year and 10 months later than Sowma, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 14 less professional rounds, 19 to Sowma's 33.

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Franklin's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

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