Bellandi vs Karlsson

Who won Bellandi vs Karlsson?

Dario Bellandi beat Daniel Karlsson by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of Cage Warriors 154, on Saturday 6th May 2023 at Fiera Roma in Rome.

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).

Bellandi vs Karlsson stats

Dario Bellandi stepped into the octagon with a record of 3 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Daniel Karlsson made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

This was Dario Bellandi's 7th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Daniel Karlsson will be making their debut in Cage Warriors.

Dario Bellandi's Cage Warriors record stood at 6-1-0.

The stats suggested Bellandi had a massive power advantage over Karlsson, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Karlsson's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bellandi had a massive advantage over Karlsson, boasting a 33% submission rate over Karlsson's 0%.

Dario Bellandi was the younger man by 32 years, at years old.

Bellandi was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 years and 9 months later than Karlsson, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 22 more professional rounds, 22 to Karlsson's 0.

Activity check

Bellandi's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Bellandi vs Karlsson?

Dario Bellandi was a 1/3 (-300) favourite going into the contest, while Daniel Karlsson made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+230) with oddsmakers.