Rogers vs Mezhidov

Who won Rogers vs Mezhidov?

Saul Rogers beat Arbi Mezhidov by submission in the 1st round during the main card of Bellator 248, on Saturday 10th October 2020 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Rogers vs Mezhidov stats

Saul Rogers stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Arbi Mezhidov made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out.

Saul Rogers' Bellator record stood at 3-3-0, while Arbi Mezhidov's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Mezhidov had a massive power advantage over Rogers, boasting a 69% knock out percentage over Rogers' 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rogers had a massive advantage over Mezhidov, boasting a 54% submission rate over Mezhidov's 0%.

Saul Rogers was the older man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Mezhidov had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Rogers was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 months earlier than Mezhidov, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 39 to Mezhidov's 33.

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