Manhoef vs Bahati

Who won Manhoef vs Bahati?

Melvin Manhoef beat Yannick Bahati by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of Bellator 230, on Saturday 12th October 2019 at Allianz Cloud Arena in Milan.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Manhoef vs Bahati stats

Melvin Manhoef stepped into the octagon with a record of 31 wins, 14 losses and 1 draw, 28 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Yannick Bahati made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Yannick Bahati marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Melvin Manhoef's Bellator record stood at 4-5-0, while Yannick Bahati's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Manhoef had a massive power advantage over Bahati, boasting a 90% knock out percentage over Bahati's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bahati had a massive advantage over Manhoef, boasting a 44% submission rate over Manhoef's 0%.

Melvin Manhoef was the older man by 13 years, at 48 years old.

Bahati had a height advantage of 6 inches over Manhoef. That also extended to a 9-inch reach advantage.

Manhoef was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 33 more fights, and made his debut in 1995, 15 years and 6 months earlier than Bahati, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 41 more professional rounds, 76 to Bahati's 35.

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