Rogers vs Wilde

Who won Rogers vs Wilde?

Tim Wilde beat Saul Rogers by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator Milan, on Saturday 29th October 2022 at Allianz Cloud Arena in Milan.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Tim Wilde.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Rogers vs Wilde stats

Saul Rogers stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Tim Wilde made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Tim Wilde marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Saul Rogers' Bellator record stood at 3-3-0, while Tim Wilde's came in at 5-3-1.

The stats suggested Wilde had a massive power advantage over Rogers, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Rogers' 7%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rogers had a massive advantage over Wilde, boasting a 53% submission rate over Wilde's 7%.

Saul Rogers was the younger man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Wilde had a height advantage of 1 inch over Rogers. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Rogers' experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Wilde's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 9 months earlier than Wilde, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 39 to Wilde's 52.

Rogers vs Wilde form

Tim Wilde had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Chris Gonzalez at Bellator MMA Paris on 12th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, he had beaten Saul Rogers at Bellator Milan on 29th October 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Allianz Cloud Arena, Milan, Italy.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Alfie Davis at Bellator 281 on 13th May 2022 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Yves Landu at Bellator London on 1st October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, London, England.

He had lost to Brent Primus at Bellator Birmingham on 4th May 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Rogers' last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Wilde's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Rogers vs Wilde?

Saul Rogers was a 2/9 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Tim Wilde made his way into the ring at 14/5 (+280) with oddsmakers.