Gracie vs Lemminger

Who won Gracie vs Lemminger?

Neiman Gracie beat Mark Lemminger by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of Bellator 266, on Saturday 18th September 2021 at SAP Center in San Jose.

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 Lemminger stats

Neiman Gracie stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 9 by submission.

Mark Lemminger made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 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 Mark Lemminger's came in at 2-4-0.

The stats suggested Lemminger had a massive power advantage over Gracie, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Gracie's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gracie had a massive advantage over Lemminger, boasting a 90% submission rate over Lemminger's 25%.

Neiman Gracie was the older man by 5 years, at 36 years old.

Lemminger had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gracie. Despite this, he had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Gracie was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years earlier than Lemminger, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 48 to Lemminger's 40.

Gracie vs Lemminger form

Gracie had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Don Madge at PFL 6: 2024 Regular Season on 28th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Goiti Yamauchi at PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season on 19th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Goiti Yamauchi at Bellator 284 on 12th August 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Before that, he had been defeated by Logan Storley at Bellator 274 on 19th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had beaten Mark Lemminger at Bellator 266 on 18th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose.

Activity check

Gracie's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Lemminger's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 10 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 11 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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