Mix vs Magomedov

Who won Mix vs Magomedov?

Patchy Mix beat Magomed Magomedov by split decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of Bellator Champions Series, on Friday 17th May 2024 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The scorecards were announced as 49-46, 48-47, 48-47 in favor of the winner Patchy Mix.

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).

This contest was for the Bellator Bantamweight championship.

Mix vs Magomedov stats

Patchy Mix stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 13 by submission.

Magomed Magomedov made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

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

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

The stats suggested Magomedov had a slight advantage in power over Mix, with a 20% knock out percentage over Mix's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mix had an advantage over Magomedov, with a 68% submission rate over Magomedov's 50%.

Patchy Mix was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Mix had a height advantage of 4 inches over Magomedov.

Mix was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years and 1 month later than Magomedov, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 11 less professional rounds, 49 to Magomedov's 60.

Mix vs Magomedov form

Patchy Mix had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Kyoji Horiguchi at Bellator 279 on 23rd April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten James Gallagher at Bellator MMA on 5th November 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Albert Morales at Bellator 258 on 7th May 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Before that, he had lost to Juan Archuleta at Bellator 246 on 12th September 2020 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He was victorious against Yuki Motoya at RIZIN 20 on 31st December 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Activity check

Mix's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Magomedov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Mix vs Magomedov?

Patchy Mix was a 30/100 (-320) favourite going into the contest, while Magomed Magomedov made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.