Golm vs Swanson

Who won Golm vs Swanson?

Marcelo Golm beat Billy Swanson by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of Bellator 265, on Friday 20th August 2021 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

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).

Golm vs Swanson stats

Marcelo Golm stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Billy Swanson made his way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Marcelo Golm's 3rd fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Marcelo Golm's Bellator record stood at 2-1-0, while Billy Swanson's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Golm had a large advantage in power over Swanson, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Swanson's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Golm and Swanson would have been pretty equal, both with a 25% submission rate.

Marcelo Golm was the older man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Golm had a height advantage of 1 inch over Swanson.

Golm was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 6 months earlier than Swanson, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, 27 to Swanson's 11.

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Golm's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 6 months and 29 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 Golm vs Swanson?

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