Johnson vs Moldavsky

Who won Johnson vs Moldavsky?

Valentin Moldavsky beat Timothy Johnson by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of Bellator 261, on Friday 25th June 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced as 50-45, 49-46, 49-46 in favor of the winner Valentin Moldavsky.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Johnson vs Moldavsky stats

Timothy Johnson stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Valentin Moldavsky made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Timothy Johnson's 9th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Valentin Moldavsky marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Timothy Johnson's Bellator record stood at 4-5-0, while Valentin Moldavsky's came in at 7-2-0.

The stats suggested Johnson had a massive power advantage over Moldavsky, boasting a 47% knock out percentage over Moldavsky's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moldavsky had a slight advantage over Johnson, with a 30% submission rate over Johnson's 27%.

Timothy Johnson was the older man by 7 years, at 40 years old.

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

Johnson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 years and 3 months earlier than Moldavsky, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 51 to Moldavsky's 45.

Johnson vs Moldavsky form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Denis Goltsov at PFL 7: 2024 Playoffs on 2nd August 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

He had been defeated by Fedor Emelianenko at Bellator MMA on 23rd October 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia.

Activity check

Johnson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Moldavsky's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

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