Machida vs Edwards

Who won Machida vs Edwards?

Fabian Edwards beat Lyoto Machida by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of Bellator 281, on Friday 13th May 2022 at SSE Arena in London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Machida vs Edwards stats

Lyoto Machida stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Fabian Edwards made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Fabian Edwards marked his 12th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Lyoto Machida's Bellator record stood at 2-4-0, while Fabian Edwards' came in at 9-3-0.

The stats suggested Machida had a slight advantage in power over Edwards, with a 42% knock out percentage over Edwards' 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Edwards had a large advantage over Machida, boasting a 33% submission rate over Machida's 8%.

Lyoto Machida was the older man by 15 years, at 47 years old.

Edwards had a 6-inch reach advantage.

Machida was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 26 more fights, and made his debut in 2003, 14 years earlier than Edwards, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 55 more professional rounds, 99 to Edwards' 44.

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Machida's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 7 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 11 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Edwards' last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Machida vs Edwards?

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