Clarke vs Gronvall

Who won Clarke vs Gronvall?

Ciaran Clarke beat Tuomas Gronvall by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator Champions Series, on Saturday 14th September 2024 at OVO Wembley in London.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ciaran Clarke.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Clarke vs Gronvall stats

Ciaran Clarke stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Tuomas Gronvall made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Ciaran Clarke's 10th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Tuomas Gronvall marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Ciaran Clarke's Bellator record stood at 10-0-0, while Tuomas Gronvall's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Clarke had a slight advantage in power over Gronvall, with a 11% knock out percentage over Gronvall's 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Clarke had a slight advantage over Gronvall, with a 56% submission rate over Gronvall's 50%.

Ciaran Clarke was the younger man by 31 years, at years old.

Clarke had a height advantage of 2 inches over Gronvall.

Clarke was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 7 years later than Gronvall, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 26 less professional rounds, 27 to Gronvall's 53.

Clarke vs Gronvall form

Clarke remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Rafael Hudson at Bellator 285 on 23rd September 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Abou Tounkara at Bellator MMA on 25th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jordan Barton at Bellator MMA on 5th November 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin.

Before that, he was victorious against Jean N Doye at Bellator 248 on 10th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

He had won against George Courtney at Bellator 227 on 27th September 2019 by submission in the 3rd round at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland.

Activity check

Clarke's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Gronvall's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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