Gracie vs Yamauchi

Who won Gracie vs Yamauchi?

Goiti Yamauchi beat Neiman Gracie by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of Bellator 284, on Friday 12th August 2022 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Gracie vs Yamauchi stats

Neiman Gracie stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Goiti Yamauchi made his way to the cage with a record of 26 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 20 by submission.

This was Neiman Gracie's 14th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Goiti Yamauchi marked his 19th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Neiman Gracie's Bellator record stood at 10-4-0, while Goiti Yamauchi's came in at 14-5-0.

The stats suggested Gracie had a slight advantage in power over Yamauchi, with a 9% knock out percentage over Yamauchi's 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gracie had a slight advantage over Yamauchi, with a 82% submission rate over Yamauchi's 77%.

Neiman Gracie was the older man by 4 years, at 36 years old.

Gracie had a height advantage of 2 inches over Yamauchi. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Gracie was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 10 months later than Yamauchi, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 15 less professional rounds, 48 to Yamauchi's 63.

Gracie vs Yamauchi form

Gracie had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Logan Storley at Bellator 274 on 19th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Mark Lemminger at Bellator 266 on 18th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jason Jackson at Bellator 255 on 2nd April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he had beaten Jon Fitch at Bellator 246 on 12th September 2020 by submission in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had been defeated by Rory MacDonald at Bellator 222 on 14th June 2019 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Activity check

Gracie's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Yamauchi's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

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