Jr. vs Mazzotta

Who won Jr. vs Mazzotta?

AJ McKee Jr beat Dominic Mazzotta by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of Bellator 178, on Friday 21st April 2017 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Jr. vs Mazzotta stats

AJ McKee Jr stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Dominic Mazzotta made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was AJ McKee Jr's 23rd fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015.

AJ McKee Jr's Bellator record stood at 22-1-0, while Dominic Mazzotta's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested McKee Jr had a massive power advantage over Mazzotta, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Mazzotta's 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mazzotta had a massive advantage over McKee Jr, boasting a 75% submission rate over McKee Jr's 29%.

AJ McKee Jr was the younger man by 8 years, at 29 years old.

McKee Jr had a height advantage of 3 inches over Mazzotta. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

McKee Jr was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 2 months later than Mazzotta, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, 51 to Mazzotta's 35.

Jr. vs Mazzotta form

AJ McKee Jr had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Clay Collard at PFL vs. Bellator: CHAMPS on 24th February 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had beaten Sidney Outlaw at Bellator 301 on 17th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on 31st December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Before that, he was victorious against Spike Carlyle at Bellator 286 on 1st October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach, United States.

He had lost to Patricio Pitbull at Bellator 277 on 15th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at SAP Center, San Jose.

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McKee Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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