Kharitonov vs Mitrione

Who won Kharitonov vs Mitrione?

Sergei Kharitonov beat Matt Mitrione by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of Bellator 225, on Saturday 24th August 2019 at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport.

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).

Kharitonov vs Mitrione stats

Sergei Kharitonov stepped into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Matt Mitrione made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out.

Sergei Kharitonov's Bellator record stood at 3-3-0, while Matt Mitrione's came in at 4-4-0.

The stats suggested Mitrione had a large advantage in power over Kharitonov, boasting a 85% knock out percentage over Kharitonov's 64%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kharitonov had a large advantage over Mitrione, boasting a 29% submission rate over Mitrione's 0%.

Sergei Kharitonov was the younger man by 2 years, at 44 years old.

Kharitonov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Mitrione. Despite this, Mitrione had a 6-inch reach advantage.

Kharitonov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2000, 9 years and 3 months earlier than Mitrione, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 53 to Mitrione's 38.

Kharitonov vs Mitrione form

Matt Mitrione had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Timothy Johnson at Bellator 243 on 7th August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Sergei Kharitonov at Bellator 225 on 24th August 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport.

Going into that contest, his fight against Sergei Kharitonov at Bellator 215 on 15th February 2019 ended in a no contest.

Before that, he had been defeated by Ryan Bader at Bellator 207 on 12th October 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had won against Roy Nelson at Bellator 194 on 16th February 2018 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

Kharitonov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 4 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Mitrione's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 4 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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