Trainer vs Urbonavicius

Who won Trainer vs Urbonavicius?

Luke Trainer beat Laurynas Urbonavicius by submission in the 1st round during the main card of Bellator Champions Series, on Saturday 14th September 2024 at OVO Wembley in London.

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).

Trainer vs Urbonavicius stats

Luke Trainer stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Laurynas Urbonavicius made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Luke Trainer's 7th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Laurynas Urbonavicius marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Luke Trainer's Bellator record stood at 6-1-0, while Laurynas Urbonavicius' came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Urbonavicius had a large advantage in power over Trainer, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Trainer's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Trainer had a massive advantage over Urbonavicius, boasting a 50% submission rate over Urbonavicius' 14%.

Luke Trainer was the younger man by 8 years, at 28 years old.

Trainer had a height advantage of 5 inches over Urbonavicius.

Trainer was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 3 years and 1 month later than Urbonavicius, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 17 to Urbonavicius' 25.

Trainer vs Urbonavicius form

Trainer had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Grant Neal at Bellator Champions Series: Belfast on 22nd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, Belfast, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Sullivan Cauley at Bellator 293 on 31st March 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Lucas Alsina at Bellator Milan on 29th October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Allianz Cloud Arena, Milan, Italy.

Before that, he had lost to Simon Biyong at Bellator 281 on 13th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He was victorious against Yannick Bahati at Bellator London on 1st October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at SSE Arena, London, England.

Activity check

Trainer's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Trainer vs Urbonavicius start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 7:40 PM UTC , which was 3:40 PM EST or 12:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Trainer vs Urbonavicius?

Luke Trainer was a 1/16 (-1700) favourite going into the contest, while Laurynas Urbonavicius made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.