Fernandes vs Belingon II

Who won Fernandes vs Belingon II?

Bibiano Fernandes beat Kevin Belingon by during the main card of ONE Championship – A New Era, on Sunday 31st March 2019 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Bibiano Fernandes.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

This contest was for the One Championship Bantamweight championship.

Fernandes vs Belingon II stats

Bibiano Fernandes stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Kevin Belingon made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Bibiano Fernandes' 16th fight in the One Championship, having made his debut for the promotion in 2012. Kevin Belingon marked his 22nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2012.

Bibiano Fernandes' One Championship record stood at 13-3-0, while Kevin Belingon's came in at 11-11-0.

The stats suggested Belingon had a massive power advantage over Fernandes, boasting a 40% knock out percentage over Fernandes' 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Fernandes had a large advantage over Belingon, boasting a 36% submission rate over Belingon's 15%.

Bibiano Fernandes was the older man by 8 years, at 45 years old.

Fernandes had a height advantage of 2 inches over Belingon.

Fernandes was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 2 years and 8 months earlier than Belingon, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 78 to Belingon's 63.

Fernandes vs Belingon II form

Kevin Belingon had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to John Lineker at ONE Championship – Inside the Matrix 3 on 13th November 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Bibiano Fernandes at ONE Championship – Century – Part 2 on 13th October 2019 by submission in the 2nd round in their ONE Bantamweight championship fight at Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Bibiano Fernandes at ONE Championship – A New Era on 31st March 2019 by submission in the 3rd round in their ONE Bantamweight championship fight at Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo.

Before that, he had won against Bibiano Fernandes at ONE Championship – Heart of the Lion on 9th November 2018 by split decision in their ONE Bantamweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

He had beaten Martin Nguyen at ONE Championship – Reign of Kings on 27th July 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Mall of Asia Arena, Manila, Philippines.

Activity check

Fernandes' last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

Belingon's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 9 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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