Nemkov vs Davis

Who won Nemkov vs Davis?

Vadim Nemkov beat Phil Davis by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 209, on Thursday 15th November 2018 at Menora Mivtachim in Tel Aviv.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Vadim Nemkov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Nemkov vs Davis stats

Vadim Nemkov stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Phil Davis made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Vadim Nemkov's 11th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017.

Vadim Nemkov's Bellator record stood at 10-0-0, while Phil Davis' came in at 11-4-0.

The stats suggested Nemkov had a massive power advantage over Davis, boasting a 89% knock out percentage over Davis' 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Davis had an advantage over Nemkov, with a 26% submission rate over Nemkov's 11%.

Vadim Nemkov was the younger man by 8 years, at 32 years old.

Davis had a height advantage of 2 inches over Nemkov.

Nemkov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 8 months later than Davis, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 40 less professional rounds, 47 to Davis' 87.

Nemkov vs Davis form

Davis had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Lyoto Machida at Bellator 245 on 11th September 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Karl Albrektsson at Bellator 231 on 25th October 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Liam McGeary at Bellator 220 on 27th April 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at SAP Center, San Jose.

Before that, he had lost to Vadim Nemkov at Bellator 209 on 15th November 2018 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Menora Mivtachim, Tel Aviv, Israel.

He was victorious against Linton Vassell at Bellator 200 on 25th May 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at SSE Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Nemkov's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Davis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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