Chokheli vs Homasi

Who won Chokheli vs Homasi?

Levan Chokheli beat Sabah Homasi by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of Bellator 299, on Saturday 23rd September 2023 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

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).

Chokheli vs Homasi stats

Levan Chokheli stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Sabah Homasi made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Levan Chokheli's 7th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Levan Chokheli's Bellator record stood at 4-3-0, while Sabah Homasi's came in at 6-6-0.

The stats suggested Chokheli had a slight advantage in power over Homasi, with a 75% knock out percentage over Homasi's 65%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Homasi had an advantage over Chokheli, with a 18% submission rate over Chokheli's 0%.

Levan Chokheli was the younger man by 8 years, at 28 years old.

Chokheli had a height advantage of 1 inch over Homasi.

Chokheli was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 6 years and 10 months later than Homasi, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 29 less professional rounds, 24 to Homasi's 53.

Chokheli vs Homasi form

Levan Chokheli had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Michael Lombardo at Bellator 294 on 21st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Roman Faraldo at Bellator 288 on 18th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Goiti Yamauchi at Bellator 279 on 23rd April 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

Before that, he had defeated Vinicius de Jesus at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had been beaten by Kyle Crutchmer at Bellator 260 on 11th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Homasi had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Brennan Ward at Bellator 290 on 4th February 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Kia Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Maycon Mendon a at Bellator 282 on 24th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jaleel Willis at Bellator 273 on 29th January 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Before that, he had lost to Andrey Koreshkov at Bellator 264 on 13th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had been beaten by Paul Daley at Bellator 257 on 16th April 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Levan Chokheli had been fighting more than Sabah Homasi.

Going to this contest, Levan Chokheli had last fought 1 year, 10 months and 21 days ago, while Sabah Homasi's last outing had been 2 years, 1 month and 10 days ago.

Chokheli's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Homasi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Chokheli vs Homasi?

Levan Chokheli was a 21/50 (-240) favourite going into the contest, while Sabah Homasi made his way into the ring at 17/10 (+170) with oddsmakers.