Magomedov vs Mix

Who won Magomedov vs Mix?

Patchy Mix beat Magomed Magomedov by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of Bellator 289, on Friday 9th December 2022 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Magomedov vs Mix stats

Magomed Magomedov stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Patchy Mix made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

This was Magomed Magomedov's 7th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Patchy Mix marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Magomed Magomedov's Bellator record stood at 4-3-0, while Patchy Mix's came in at 9-1-0.

The stats suggested Magomedov had an advantage in power over Mix, with a 21% knock out percentage over Mix's 7%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mix had a large advantage over Magomedov, boasting a 73% submission rate over Magomedov's 47%.

Magomed Magomedov was the older man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Mix had a height advantage of 4 inches over Magomedov.

Magomedov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 years and 1 month earlier than Mix, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 11 more professional rounds, 60 to Mix's 49.

Magomedov vs Mix form

Magomed Magomedov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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.

Previous to that, he had lost to Patchy Mix at Bellator 289 on 9th December 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

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

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

He had defeated Cee Jay Hamilton at Bellator 255 on 2nd April 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Mix had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2opponents and going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Sergio Pettis at Bellator 301 on 17th November 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round in their Bellator Bantamweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Raufeon Stots at Bellator 295 on 22nd April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round in their Bellator Interim Bantamweight championship fight at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

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

Before that, he had defeated Kyoji Horiguchi at Bellator 279 on 23rd April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

He was victorious against James Gallagher at Bellator MMA on 5th November 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Patchy Mix had been fighting more than Magomed Magomedov.

Going to this contest, Magomed Magomedov had last fought 1 year and 8 months ago, while Patchy Mix's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 12 days ago.

Magomedov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Mix's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Magomedov vs Mix?

Magomed Magomedov was a 3/4 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Patchy Mix made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.