Clarke vs Gorny

Who won Clarke vs Gorny?

Ciaran Clarke beat Przemyslaw Gorny by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims 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 Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Clarke vs Gorny stats

Ciaran Clarke stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Przemyslaw Gorny made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Ciaran Clarke's 10th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

Ciaran Clarke's Bellator record stood at 10-0-0, while Przemyslaw Gorny's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Gorny had a massive power advantage over Clarke, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Clarke's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Clarke had a large advantage over Gorny, boasting a 43% submission rate over Gorny's 20%.

Ciaran Clarke was the same age as Przemyslaw Gorny, at years old.

Clarke was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 3 years and 7 months later than Gorny, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 27 to Gorny's 20.

Clarke vs Gorny form

Clarke remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Leonardos Sinis at Bellator Dublin on 25th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Rafael Hudson at Bellator 285 on 23rd September 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Abou Tounkara at Bellator MMA on 25th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Before that, he was victorious against Jordan Barton at Bellator MMA on 5th November 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin.

He had won against Jean N Doye at Bellator 248 on 10th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Activity check

Clarke's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Clarke vs Gorny?

Ciaran Clarke was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Przemyslaw Gorny made his way into the ring at 23/5 (+470) with oddsmakers.