Davis vs Machida

Who won Davis vs Machida?

Phil Davis beat Lyoto Machida by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of Bellator 245, on Friday 11th September 2020 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Phil Davis.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Davis vs Machida stats

Phil Davis stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Lyoto Machida made his way to the cage with a record of 26 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Phil Davis' Bellator record stood at 11-4-0, while Lyoto Machida's came in at 2-4-0.

The stats suggested Machida had an advantage in power over Davis, with a 42% knock out percentage over Davis' 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Davis had an advantage over Machida, with a 24% submission rate over Machida's 8%.

Phil Davis was the younger man by 6 years, at 40 years old.

Davis had a height advantage of 1 inch over Machida. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Davis was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 5 years and 5 months later than Machida, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 12 less professional rounds, 87 to Machida's 99.

Davis vs Machida form

Machida had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Gegard Mousasi at Bellator 228 on 28th September 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Chael Sonnen at Bellator 222 on 14th June 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Rafael Carvalho at Bellator 213 on 15th December 2018 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

Before that, he had defeated Vitor Belfort at UFC 224 on 12th May 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He was victorious against Eryk Anders at UFC Fight Night 125 on 3rd February 2018 by split decision in their 5 round contest at Mangueirinho Gymnasium, Belem.

Activity check

Davis' last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Machida's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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