Aliev vs Fallon

Who won Aliev vs Fallon?

Imamshafi Aliev beat Sean Connor Fallon by knockout during the prelims of Bellator 288, on Friday 18th November 2022 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Aliev vs Fallon stats

Imamshafi Aliev stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Sean Connor Fallon made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws and 10 by submission.

This was Imamshafi Aliev's 2nd fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Imamshafi Aliev's Bellator record stood at 1-1-0, while Sean Connor Fallon's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Aliev had a massive power advantage over Fallon, boasting a 38% knock out percentage over Fallon's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Fallon had a massive advantage over Aliev, boasting a 63% submission rate over Aliev's 25%.

Imamshafi Aliev was the younger man by 12 years, at 26 years old.

Aliev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 11 months later than Fallon, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 40 less professional rounds, 20 to Fallon's 60.

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What were the odds on Aliev vs Fallon?

Imamshafi Aliev was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Sean Connor Fallon made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.