Law vs Lencioni

Who won Law vs Lencioni?

Cris Lencioni beat Cody Law by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 289, on Friday 9th December 2022 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Cris Lencioni.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Law vs Lencioni stats

Cody Law stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Cris Lencioni made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws and 4 by submission.

This was Cody Law's 10th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020.

Cody Law's Bellator record stood at 8-2-0, while Cris Lencioni's came in at 6-2-0.

The stats suggested that Law and Lencioni have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lencioni had a massive advantage over Law, boasting a 57% submission rate over Law's 0%.

Cody Law was the younger man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

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

Law was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 3 years and 8 months later than Lencioni, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 23 to Lencioni's 31.

Activity check

Law's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

Lencioni's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 6 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 3 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Law vs Lencioni?

Cody Law was a 30/100 (-330) favourite going into the contest, while Cris Lencioni made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.