Moldavsky vs Vassell

Who won Moldavsky vs Vassell?

Valentin Moldavsky beat Linton Vassell by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of Bellator 218, on Friday 22nd March 2019 at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville.

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 Vassell stats

Valentin Moldavsky stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Linton Vassell made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Valentin Moldavsky's 10th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Linton Vassell marked his 17th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Valentin Moldavsky's Bellator record stood at 7-2-0, while Linton Vassell's came in at 12-5-0.

The stats suggested Vassell had an advantage in power over Moldavsky, with a 33% knock out percentage over Moldavsky's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vassell had a slight advantage over Moldavsky, with a 44% submission rate over Moldavsky's 43%.

Valentin Moldavsky was the younger man by 9 years, at 32 years old.

Vassell had a height advantage of 3 inches over Moldavsky. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Moldavsky was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 6 years and 5 months later than Vassell, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 32 less professional rounds, 42 to Vassell's 74.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Linton Vassell had been fighting more than Valentin Moldavsky.

Going to this contest, Valentin Moldavsky had last fought 6 years, 5 months and 11 days ago, while Linton Vassell's last outing had been 6 years, 6 months and 29 days ago.

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