Clarke vs Tounkara

Who won Clarke vs Tounkara?

Ciaran Clarke beat Abou Tounkara by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of Bellator MMA, on Friday 25th February 2022 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Clarke vs Tounkara stats

Ciaran Clarke stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 4 wins, zero losses and 0 draws and 2 by submission.

Abou Tounkara made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

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 Abou Tounkara's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested that Clarke and Tounkara have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Clarke had a massive advantage over Tounkara, boasting a 50% submission rate over Tounkara's 0%.

Ciaran Clarke was the younger man by 35 years, at years old.

Tounkara had a height advantage of 1 inch over Clarke.

Clarke was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 years and 9 months later than Tounkara, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 27 to Tounkara's 15.

Clarke vs Tounkara 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.

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Clarke's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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