Nemkov vs Davis

Who won Nemkov vs Davis?

Vadim Nemkov beat Phil Davis by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 209, on Thursday 15th November 2018 at Menora Mivtachim in Tel Aviv.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Vadim Nemkov.

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).

Nemkov vs Davis stats

Vadim Nemkov stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Phil Davis made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Vadim Nemkov's 11th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017.

Vadim Nemkov's Bellator record stood at 10-0-0, while Phil Davis' came in at 11-4-0.

The stats suggested Nemkov had a massive power advantage over Davis, boasting a 89% knock out percentage over Davis' 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Davis had an advantage over Nemkov, with a 26% submission rate over Nemkov's 11%.

Vadim Nemkov was the younger man by 8 years, at 32 years old.

Davis had a height advantage of 2 inches over Nemkov.

Nemkov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 8 months later than Davis, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 40 less professional rounds, 47 to Davis' 87.

Nemkov vs Davis form

Vadim Nemkov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Timothy Johnson at PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes on 25th January 2025 by submission in the 1st round at Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had beaten Bruno Henrique Cappelozza at PFL vs. Bellator: CHAMPS on 24th February 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Yoel Romero at Bellator 297 on 16th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Light Heavyweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Corey Anderson at Bellator 288 on 18th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Light Heavyweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

His fight against Corey Anderson at Bellator 277 on 15th April 2022 ended in a no contest.

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Nemkov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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