Moldavsky vs Nelson

Who won Moldavsky vs Nelson?

Valentin Moldavsky beat Roy Nelson by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 244, on Friday 21st August 2020 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Valentin Moldavsky.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Moldavsky vs Nelson stats

Valentin Moldavsky stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Roy Nelson made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 18 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Valentin Moldavsky's 10th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017.

Valentin Moldavsky's Bellator record stood at 7-2-0, while Roy Nelson's came in at 1-5-0.

The stats suggested Nelson had a massive power advantage over Moldavsky, boasting a 65% knock out percentage over Moldavsky's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moldavsky had an advantage over Nelson, with a 33% submission rate over Nelson's 17%.

Valentin Moldavsky was the younger man by 15 years, at 33 years old.

Moldavsky had a height advantage of 1 inch over Nelson. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Moldavsky was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 31 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 10 years and 10 months later than Nelson, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 50 less professional rounds, 45 to Nelson's 95.

Moldavsky vs Nelson form

Moldavsky had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Ante Delija at PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season on 4th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Boeing Center, San Antonio, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Steve Mowry at Bellator 298 – Storley vs. Ward on 11th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Linton Vassell at Bellator 292 on 10th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose.

Before that, his fight against Steve Mowry at Bellator 284 on 12th August 2022 ended in a no contest.

He had been beaten by Ryan Bader at Bellator 273 on 29th January 2022 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Heavyweight championship fight at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Activity check

Moldavsky's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 4 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Nelson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 3 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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