Barnett vs Bonner

Who won Barnett vs Bonner?

Tim Barnett drew with Matthew Bonner by majority draw in their 3 round contest during the main card of Cage Warriors 96, on Saturday 1st September 2018 at Echo Arena in Liverpool.

The scorecards were announced, meaning it was a majority draw.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Barnett vs Bonner stats

Tim Barnett stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Matthew Bonner made his way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws and 2 by submission.

Tim Barnett's Cage Warriors record stood at 2-2-1, while Matthew Bonner's came in at 12-7-1.

The stats suggested Barnett had a massive power advantage over Bonner, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Bonner's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bonner had a large advantage over Barnett, boasting a 50% submission rate over Barnett's 20%.

Tim Barnett was the older man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Barnett was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 2 months earlier than Bonner, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 50 less professional rounds, 17 to Bonner's 67.

Barnett vs Bonner form

Matthew Bonner had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Oban Elliott at Cage Warriors 142 on 13th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at EBBW Vale Centre, Wales.

Previous to that, he had won against Joel Kouadja at Cage Warriors 137 on 27th May 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Charter Hall, Colchester, England.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Hugo Pereira at Cage Warriors 135 on 1st April 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at BEC Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been beaten by Djati Melan at Cage Warriors 131 on 10th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their Cage Warriors Middleweight championship fight at London, England.

He had defeated Nathias Frederick at Cage Warriors 123 on 24th June 2021 by submission in the 4th round in their Cage Warriors Middleweight championship fight at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Bonner's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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