Edwards vs Neto

Who won Edwards vs Neto?

Fabian Edwards beat Falco Neto by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of Bellator Birmingham, on Saturday 4th May 2019 at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham.

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).

Edwards vs Neto stats

Fabian Edwards stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Falco Neto made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Fabian Edwards' 12th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017.

Fabian Edwards' Bellator record stood at 9-3-0, while Falco Neto's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Neto had a massive power advantage over Edwards, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Edwards' 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Edwards had a massive advantage over Neto, boasting a 50% submission rate over Neto's 18%.

Fabian Edwards was the younger man by 8 years, at 31 years old.

Edwards had a height advantage of 3 inches over Neto. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Edwards was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 8 years and 5 months later than Neto, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, 42 to Neto's 26.

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