Bates vs Coates

Who won Bates vs Coates?

Jaylon Bates beat Mark Coates by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator MMA, on Friday 22nd July 2022 at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel in Tacoma.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jaylon Bates.

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).

Bates vs Coates stats

Jaylon Bates stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Mark Coates made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Jaylon Bates' Bellator record stood at 7-1-0, while Mark Coates' came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Coates had an advantage in power over Bates, with a 11% knock out percentage over Bates' 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Coates had a massive advantage over Bates, boasting a 78% submission rate over Bates' 0%.

Jaylon Bates was the younger man by 2 years, at 27 years old.

Bates was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 16 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 9 years and 9 months earlier than Coates, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 14 less professional rounds, 20 to Coates' 34.

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Bates' last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Bates vs Coates?

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