Newell vs King

Who won Newell vs King?

Bobby King beat Nick Newell by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 260, on Friday 11th June 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Bobby King.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Newell vs King stats

Nick Newell stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Bobby King made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Bobby King marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Nick Newell's Bellator record stood at 1-2-0, while Bobby King's came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested that Newell and King have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Newell and King would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Nick Newell was the younger man by 2 years, at 39 years old.

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

Newell's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to King's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 years and 10 months earlier than King, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 12 less professional rounds, 33 to King's 45.

Newell vs King form

King had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Keoni Diggs at Bellator 279 on 23rd April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Aviv Gozali at Bellator 274 on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Alexander Shabliy at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he had defeated Nick Newell at Bellator 260 on 11th June 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He was victorious against Westin Wilson at LFA 75 on 6th September 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Maverik Center, West Valley City.

Activity check

King's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Newell vs King?

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