Johnson vs Fortune

Who won Johnson vs Fortune?

Timothy Johnson beat Tyrell Fortune by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of Bellator 239, on Friday 21st February 2020 at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville.

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).

Johnson vs Fortune stats

Timothy Johnson stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Tyrell Fortune made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 8 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Timothy Johnson's 9th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Tyrell Fortune marked his 17th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Timothy Johnson's Bellator record stood at 4-5-0, while Tyrell Fortune's came in at 13-2-0.

The stats suggested Fortune had a large advantage in power over Johnson, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Johnson's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Johnson had an advantage over Fortune, with a 33% submission rate over Fortune's 13%.

Timothy Johnson was the older man by 5 years, at 40 years old.

Johnson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Fortune. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Johnson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 6 years earlier than Fortune, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 51 to Fortune's 34.

Johnson vs Fortune form

Johnson 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 lost to Vadim Nemkov at PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes on 25th January 2025 by submission in the 1st round at Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Denis Goltsov at PFL 7: 2024 Playoffs on 2nd August 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Danilo Marques at PFL 4: 2024 Regular Season on 13th June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he had beaten Said Sowma at Bellator 294 on 21st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

He had been defeated by Linton Vassell at Bellator 277 on 15th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose.

Fortune had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Rakim Cleveland at Bellator 277 on 15th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Linton Vassell at Bellator 271 on 12th November 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Matt Mitrione at Bellator 262 on 16th July 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he had won against Jack May at Bellator 255 on 2nd April 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had beaten Said Sowma at Bellator 251 on 5th November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Timothy Johnson had been fighting more than Tyrell Fortune.

Going to this contest, Timothy Johnson had last fought 5 months and 22 days ago, while Tyrell Fortune's last outing had been 3 years, 3 months and 2 days ago.

Johnson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Fortune's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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