Who won Moldavsky vs Vassell?
Linton Vassell beat Valentin Moldavsky by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of Bellator 292, on Friday 10th March 2023 at SAP Center in San Jose.
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 11 wins, 2 losses 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 22 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 9 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 a massive power advantage over Moldavsky, boasting a 41% knock out percentage over Moldavsky's 9%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vassell had a slight advantage over Moldavsky, with a 36% submission rate over Moldavsky's 27%.
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.
Moldavsky vs Vassell form
Moldavsky had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Linton Vassell at PFL 4: 2024 Regular Season on 13th June 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.
Previous to that, 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.
Going into that contest, 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.
Before that, he had been beaten by Linton Vassell at Bellator 292 on 10th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose.
His fight against Steve Mowry at Bellator 284 on 12th August 2022 ended in a no contest.
Vassell had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Oleg Popov at PFL 7: 2024 Playoffs on 2nd August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated Valentin Moldavsky at PFL 4: 2024 Regular Season on 13th June 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.
Going into that contest, he had lost to Denis Goltsov at PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season on 4th April 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Boeing Center, San Antonio.
Before that, he was victorious against Valentin Moldavsky at Bellator 292 on 10th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose.
He had won against Timothy Johnson at Bellator 277 on 15th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Valentin Moldavsky had been fighting more than Linton Vassell.
Going to this contest, Valentin Moldavsky had last fought 5 months and 1 day ago, while Linton Vassell's last outing had been 3 months and 12 days ago.
Moldavsky's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.
Vassell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Moldavsky vs Vassell?
Valentin Moldavsky was a 3/10 (-330) favourite going into the contest, while Linton Vassell made his way into the ring at 47/20 (+240) with oddsmakers.
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