Barnaoui vs Wilson

Who won Barnaoui vs Wilson?

Jay Jay Wilson beat Mansour Barnaoui by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 299, on Saturday 23rd September 2023 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jay Jay Wilson.

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).

Barnaoui vs Wilson stats

Mansour Barnaoui stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 13 by submission.

Jay Jay Wilson made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Mansour Barnaoui's 4th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Jay Jay Wilson marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Mansour Barnaoui's Bellator record stood at 2-2-0, while Jay Jay Wilson's came in at 9-1-0.

The stats suggested Wilson had a slight advantage in power over Barnaoui, with a 33% knock out percentage over Barnaoui's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Barnaoui had a large advantage over Wilson, boasting a 65% submission rate over Wilson's 44%.

Mansour Barnaoui was the older man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

Barnaoui had a height advantage of 1 inch over Wilson.

Barnaoui was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 7 years and 4 months earlier than Wilson, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 37 more professional rounds, 61 to Wilson's 24.

Barnaoui vs Wilson form

Wilson had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Vladimir Tokov at Bellator 286 on 1st October 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Gadzhi Rabadanov at Bellator 276 on 11th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Family Arena, St. Louis.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Pedro Carvalho at Bellator 257 on 16th April 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he had defeated Tywan Claxton at Bellator 242 on 24th July 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He was victorious against Jorge Juarez at Bellator 229 on 4th October 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula.

Activity check

Barnaoui's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.5 rounds on average.

Wilson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Barnaoui vs Wilson?

Mansour Barnaoui was a 1/3 (-300) favourite going into the contest, while Jay Jay Wilson made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.