Cotton vs Sumter

Who won Cotton vs Sumter?

Romero Cotton beat Justin Sumter by submission in the 1st round during the main card of Bellator 254, on Thursday 10th December 2020 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Cotton vs Sumter stats

Romero Cotton stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 4 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Justin Sumter made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Romero Cotton's Bellator record stood at 6-2-0, while Justin Sumter's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Cotton had a large advantage in power over Sumter, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Sumter's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sumter had an advantage over Cotton, with a 43% submission rate over Cotton's 25%.

Romero Cotton was the younger man by 35 years, at years old.

Sumter had a height advantage of 4 inches over Cotton. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Cotton was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 2 months later than Sumter, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 15 to Sumter's 17.

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