Emelianenko vs Sonnen

Who won Emelianenko vs Sonnen?

Fedor Emelianenko beat Chael Sonnen by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of Bellator 208, on Saturday 13th October 2018 at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Emelianenko vs Sonnen stats

Fedor Emelianenko stepped into the octagon with a record of 37 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 15 by submission.

Chael Sonnen made his way to the cage with a record of 31 wins, 15 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Fedor Emelianenko's Bellator record stood at 4-3-0, while Chael Sonnen's came in at 2-3-0.

The stats suggested Emelianenko had a slight advantage in power over Sonnen, with a 35% knock out percentage over Sonnen's 26%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Emelianenko had a large advantage over Sonnen, boasting a 41% submission rate over Sonnen's 13%.

Fedor Emelianenko was the same age as Chael Sonnen, at 48 years old.

Sonnen had a height advantage of 1 inch over Emelianenko. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Emelianenko was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2000, 3 years later than Sonnen, whose first professional fight was in 1997. He had fought 31 less professional rounds, 69 to Sonnen's 100.

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

What were the odds on Emelianenko vs Sonnen?

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