Biyong vs Zubco

Who won Biyong vs Zubco?

Simon Biyong beat Dragos Zubco by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of Bellator Milan, on Saturday 29th October 2022 at Allianz Cloud Arena in Milan.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Biyong vs Zubco stats

Simon Biyong stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Dragos Zubco made his way to the cage with a record of 3 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Simon Biyong's 4th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Simon Biyong's Bellator record stood at 2-2-0, while Dragos Zubco's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Biyong had a slight advantage in power over Zubco, with a 75% knock out percentage over Zubco's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Biyong and Zubco would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Simon Biyong was the older man by 33 years, at 33 years old.

Biyong was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 7 months later than Zubco, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 22 more professional rounds, 30 to Zubco's 8.

Activity check

Biyong's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Biyong vs Zubco?

Simon Biyong was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Dragos Zubco made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.