Higo vs Bandejas

Who won Higo vs Bandejas?

Leandro Higo beat Ricky Bandejas by submission in the 2nd round during the co-main event of Bellator 249, on Thursday 15th October 2020 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Higo vs Bandejas stats

Leandro Higo stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 11 by submission.

Ricky Bandejas made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Leandro Higo's 10th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017.

Leandro Higo's Bellator record stood at 6-4-0, while Ricky Bandejas' came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested Bandejas had a large advantage in power over Higo, boasting a 46% knock out percentage over Higo's 16%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Higo had a massive advantage over Bandejas, boasting a 58% submission rate over Bandejas' 23%.

Leandro Higo was the older man by 3 years, at 36 years old.

Bandejas had a height advantage of 2 inches over Higo. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Higo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 7 years and 11 months earlier than Bandejas, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 27 more professional rounds, 66 to Bandejas' 39.

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