Lima vs MacDonald

Who won Lima vs MacDonald?

Douglas Lima beat Rory MacDonald by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of Bellator 232, on Saturday 26th October 2019 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Douglas Lima.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

This contest was for the Bellator Welterweight championship.

Lima vs MacDonald stats

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

Rory MacDonald made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Douglas Lima's 23rd fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2011.

Douglas Lima's Bellator record stood at 15-8-0, while Rory MacDonald's came in at 3-2-1.

The stats suggested MacDonald had a massive power advantage over Lima, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Lima's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested MacDonald had a massive advantage over Lima, boasting a 33% submission rate over Lima's 0%.

Douglas Lima was the older man by 2 years, at 37 years old.

Lima had a height advantage of 1 inch over MacDonald. Despite this, MacDonald had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Lima's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to MacDonald's, having had 27 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2006, 8 months later than MacDonald, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 27 more professional rounds, 115 to MacDonald's 88.

Activity check

Lima's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

MacDonald's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Lima vs MacDonald?

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