Johnson vs Fortune

Who won Johnson vs Fortune?

Timothy Johnson beat Tyrell Fortune by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of Bellator 239, on Friday 21st February 2020 at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville.

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).

Johnson vs Fortune stats

Timothy Johnson stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Tyrell Fortune made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 8 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Timothy Johnson's 9th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Tyrell Fortune marked his 17th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Timothy Johnson's Bellator record stood at 4-5-0, while Tyrell Fortune's came in at 13-2-0.

The stats suggested Fortune had a large advantage in power over Johnson, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Johnson's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Johnson had an advantage over Fortune, with a 33% submission rate over Fortune's 13%.

Timothy Johnson was the older man by 6 years, at 40 years old.

Johnson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Fortune. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Johnson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 6 years earlier than Fortune, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, 50 to Fortune's 34.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Timothy Johnson had been fighting more than Tyrell Fortune.

Going to this contest, Timothy Johnson had last fought 5 years, 6 months and 17 days ago, while Tyrell Fortune's last outing had been 5 years, 4 months and 5 days ago.

Johnson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

Fortune's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 10 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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