Clarke vs Mafi

Who won Clarke vs Mafi?

Ciaran Clarke beat Darius Mafi by submission in the 3rd round during the prelims of Bellator Champions Series, on Friday 22nd March 2024 at SSE Arena in Belfast.

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 Mafi stats

Ciaran Clarke stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Darius Mafi made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 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 Darius Mafi's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Mafi had a massive power advantage over Clarke, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Clarke's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Clarke had a large advantage over Mafi, boasting a 50% submission rate over Mafi's 20%.

Ciaran Clarke was the younger man by 32 years, at years old.

Clarke was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 months earlier than Mafi, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 27 to Mafi's 9.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Darius Mafi had been fighting more than Ciaran Clarke.

Going to this contest, Ciaran Clarke had last fought 5 years, 7 months and 26 days ago, while Darius Mafi's last outing had been 2 years, 9 months and 3 days ago.

What were the odds on Clarke vs Mafi?

Ciaran Clarke was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Darius Mafi made his way into the ring at 11/2 (+550) with oddsmakers.