Caldwell vs Mikhailov

Who won Caldwell vs Mikhailov?

Nikita Mikhailov beat Darrion Caldwell by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 290, on Saturday 4th February 2023 at Kia Forum in Inglewood.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Nikita Mikhailov.

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).

Caldwell vs Mikhailov stats

Darrion Caldwell stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Nikita Mikhailov made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out.

Darrion Caldwell's Bellator record stood at 12-6-0, while Nikita Mikhailov's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Mikhailov had a large advantage in power over Caldwell, boasting a 38% knock out percentage over Caldwell's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Caldwell had a massive advantage over Mikhailov, boasting a 40% submission rate over Mikhailov's 0%.

Darrion Caldwell was the older man by 11 years, at 37 years old.

Caldwell had a height advantage of 3 inches over Mikhailov.

Caldwell was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 10 months earlier than Mikhailov, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, 53 to Mikhailov's 29.

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Caldwell's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 3 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Mikhailov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Caldwell vs Mikhailov?

Darrion Caldwell was a 13/10 (+120) underdog going into the contest, while Nikita Mikhailov made his way into the ring at 8/13 (-150) with oddsmakers.