Magomedov vs Mattos

Who won Magomedov vs Mattos?

Magomed Magomedov beat Matheus Mattos by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of Bellator 254, on Thursday 10th December 2020 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Magomed Magomedov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Magomedov vs Mattos stats

Magomed Magomedov stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Matheus Mattos made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Magomed Magomedov's 7th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Matheus Mattos marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Magomed Magomedov's Bellator record stood at 4-3-0, while Matheus Mattos' came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Mattos had a large advantage in power over Magomedov, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Magomedov's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Magomedov had an advantage over Mattos, with a 44% submission rate over Mattos' 33%.

Magomed Magomedov was the older man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Magomedov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Mattos.

Magomedov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 months later than Mattos, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 21 more professional rounds, 60 to Mattos' 39.

Magomedov vs Mattos form

Magomed Magomedov had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Patchy Mix at Bellator Champions Series: Paris on 17th May 2024 by split decision in their Bellator Bantamweight championship fight at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, he had won against Danny Sabatello at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN 2 on 29th July 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Patchy Mix at Bellator 289 on 9th December 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Enrique Barzola at Bellator 282 on 24th June 2022 by submission in the 4th round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had been defeated by Raufeon Stots at Bellator 264 on 13th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

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Magomedov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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