Gracie vs Fitch

Who won Gracie vs Fitch?

Neiman Gracie beat Jon Fitch by submission in the 2nd round during the co-main event of Bellator 246, on Saturday 12th September 2020 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Gracie vs Fitch stats

Neiman Gracie stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 8 by submission.

Jon Fitch made his way to the cage with a record of 32 wins, 7 losses and 2 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Neiman Gracie's 14th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015.

Neiman Gracie's Bellator record stood at 10-4-0, while Jon Fitch's came in at 1-1-1.

The stats suggested Fitch had a large advantage in power over Gracie, boasting a 22% knock out percentage over Gracie's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gracie had a massive advantage over Fitch, boasting a 89% submission rate over Fitch's 16%.

Neiman Gracie was the younger man by 11 years, at 35 years old.

Gracie was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 31 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 11 years and 2 months later than Fitch, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 61 less professional rounds, 48 to Fitch's 109.

Gracie vs Fitch form

Neiman Gracie had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jason Jackson at Bellator 255 on 2nd April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Jon Fitch at Bellator 246 on 12th September 2020 by submission in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Rory MacDonald at Bellator 222 on 14th June 2019 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had beaten Ed Ruth at Bellator 213 on 15th December 2018 by submission in the 4th round at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

He had defeated Javier Torres at Bellator 198 on 28th April 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at AllState Arena, Rosemont.

Activity check

Gracie's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Fitch's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

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