Awad vs Gonzalez

Who won Awad vs Gonzalez?

Chris Gonzalez beat Saad Awad by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of Bellator 273, on Saturday 29th January 2022 at Footprint Center in Phoenix.

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).

Awad vs Gonzalez stats

Saad Awad stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Chris Gonzalez made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Saad Awad's Bellator record stood at 12-11-0, while Chris Gonzalez's came in at 7-3-0.

The stats suggested Awad had a large advantage in power over Gonzalez, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Gonzalez's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Awad had an advantage over Gonzalez, with a 30% submission rate over Gonzalez's 17%.

Saad Awad was the older man by 42 years, at 42 years old.

Awad had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Awad was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 29 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 12 years and 7 months earlier than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 40 more professional rounds, 64 to Gonzalez's 24.

Awad vs Gonzalez form

Awad had lost to all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, his fight against Mandel Nallo at Bellator 249 on 15th October 2020 ended in a no contest.

Previous to that, he had lost to Paul Daley at Bellator 232 on 26th October 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Goiti Yamauchi at Bellator 229 on 4th October 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula.

Before that, he had been defeated by Brandon Girtz at Bellator 219 on 29th March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula.

He had lost to Benson Henderson at Bellator 208 on 13th October 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Nassau Coliseum, Long Island.

Gonzalez had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Usman Nurmagomedov at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Saad Awad at Bellator 273 on 29th January 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Goiti Yamauchi at Bellator 263 on 31st July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at The Forum, Inglewood.

Before that, he had beaten Roger Huerta at Bellator 255 on 2nd April 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had defeated Aaron McKenzie at Bellator 239 on 21st February 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at WinStar World Casino, Thackerville.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Chris Gonzalez had been fighting more than Saad Awad.

Going to this contest, Saad Awad had last fought 4 years, 8 months and 12 days ago, while Chris Gonzalez's last outing had been 2 years, 11 months and 5 days ago.

Awad's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Gonzalez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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