Edwards vs Neal

Who won Edwards vs Neal?

Grant Neal beat Christian Edwards by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 278, on Friday 22nd April 2022 at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Grant Neal.

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).

Edwards vs Neal stats

Christian Edwards stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Grant Neal made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Christian Edwards' Bellator record stood at 5-3-0, while Grant Neal's came in at 8-2-0.

The stats suggested Edwards had a large advantage in power over Neal, boasting a 40% knock out percentage over Neal's 17%.

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

Christian Edwards was the younger man by 3 years, at 26 years old.

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

Edwards was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 4 months later than Neal, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 11 less professional rounds, 17 to Neal's 28.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Christian Edwards had been fighting more than Grant Neal.

Going to this contest, Christian Edwards had last fought 3 years, 3 months and 14 days ago, while Grant Neal's last outing had been 3 years, 3 months and 14 days ago.

Edwards' last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Neal's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Edwards vs Neal?

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