Newman vs Perry

Who won Newman vs Perry?

Jordan Newman beat Matthew Perry by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of Bellator 297, on Friday 16th June 2023 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Newman vs Perry stats

Jordan Newman stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Matthew Perry made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Jordan Newman's 7th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

Jordan Newman's Bellator record stood at 7-0-0, while Matthew Perry's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Newman had an advantage in power over Perry, with a 40% knock out percentage over Perry's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Perry had a massive advantage over Newman, boasting a 60% submission rate over Newman's 20%.

Jordan Newman was the younger man by 36 years, at years old.

Newman had a height advantage of 3 inches over Perry.

Newman was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 7 years and 9 months later than Perry, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 15 to Perry's 15.

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Newman's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Newman vs Perry?

Jordan Newman was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Matthew Perry made his way into the ring at 11/2 (+550) with oddsmakers.