Mowry vs Isaev

Who won Mowry vs Isaev?

Steve Mowry drew with Ali Isaev by unanimous draw in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 290, on Saturday 4th February 2023 at Kia Forum in Inglewood.

The scorecards were announced, meaning it was a unanimous draw.

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).

Mowry vs Isaev stats

Steve Mowry stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Ali Isaev made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 9 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

Steve Mowry's Bellator record stood at 6-1-1, while Ali Isaev's came in at 0-0-1.

The stats suggested Isaev had a slight advantage in power over Mowry, with a 44% knock out percentage over Mowry's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mowry had a massive advantage over Isaev, boasting a 60% submission rate over Isaev's 0%.

Steve Mowry was the younger man by 9 years, at 32 years old.

Mowry had a height advantage of 5 inches over Isaev. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Mowry's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Isaev's, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 months later than Isaev, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 23 to Isaev's 27.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Steve Mowry had been fighting more than Ali Isaev.

Going to this contest, Steve Mowry had last fought 2 years, 9 months and 5 days ago, while Ali Isaev's last outing had been 5 years, 4 months and 16 days ago.

Mowry's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Isaev's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Mowry vs Isaev?

Steve Mowry was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Ali Isaev made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.