Mousasi vs Salter

Who won Mousasi vs Salter?

Gegard Mousasi beat John Salter by knockout in the 3rd round during the main event of Bellator 264, on Friday 13th August 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

This contest was for the Bellator Middleweight championship.

Mousasi vs Salter stats

Gegard Mousasi stepped into the octagon with a record of 47 wins, 7 losses and 2 draws, 26 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 12 by submission.

John Salter made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

Gegard Mousasi's Bellator record stood at 7-3-0, while John Salter's came in at 9-3-0.

The stats suggested Mousasi had an advantage in power over Salter, with a 55% knock out percentage over Salter's 39%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Salter had a large advantage over Mousasi, boasting a 56% submission rate over Mousasi's 26%.

Gegard Mousasi was the younger man by 1 year, at 39 years old.

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

Mousasi was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 34 more fights, and made his debut in 2003, 5 years and 11 months earlier than Salter, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 70 more professional rounds, 115 to Salter's 45.

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Mousasi's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 11 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 11 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

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