Henderson vs Awad

Who won Henderson vs Awad?

Benson Henderson beat Saad Awad by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of Bellator 208, on Saturday 13th October 2018 at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Benson Henderson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Henderson vs Awad stats

Benson Henderson stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Saad Awad made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Benson Henderson's Bellator record stood at 7-7-0, while Saad Awad's came in at 12-11-0.

The stats suggested Awad had a large advantage in power over Henderson, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Henderson's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Henderson had a slight advantage over Awad, with a 36% submission rate over Awad's 30%.

Benson Henderson was the same age as Saad Awad, at 41 years old.

Awad had a height advantage of 2 inches over Henderson. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Henderson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 7 months later than Awad, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 60 more professional rounds, 124 to Awad's 64.

Henderson vs Awad form

Saad Awad had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Paul Daley at Bellator 232 on 26th October 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Goiti Yamauchi at Bellator 229 on 4th October 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Brandon Girtz at Bellator 219 on 29th March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula.

Before that, he had lost to Benson Henderson at Bellator 208 on 13th October 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Nassau Coliseum, Long Island.

He had won against Ryan Couture at Bellator 201 on 29th June 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula.

Activity check

Awad's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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