Outlaw vs Mamedov

Who won Outlaw vs Mamedov?

Sidney Outlaw beat Islam Mamedov by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 298 – Storley vs. Ward, on Friday 11th August 2023 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Sidney Outlaw.

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).

Outlaw vs Mamedov stats

Sidney Outlaw stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Islam Mamedov made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

Sidney Outlaw's Bellator record stood at 5-3-0, while Islam Mamedov's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Mamedov had an advantage in power over Outlaw, with a 18% knock out percentage over Outlaw's 6%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Outlaw had a slight advantage over Mamedov, with a 50% submission rate over Mamedov's 45%.

Sidney Outlaw was the younger man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Mamedov had a height advantage of 4 inches over Outlaw. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Outlaw was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 7 months later than Mamedov, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 50 to Mamedov's 51.

Outlaw vs Mamedov form

Islam Mamedov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Nick Browne at Bellator 286 on 1st October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Benson Henderson at Bellator 273 on 29th January 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Brent Primus at Bellator 263 on 31st July 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Forum, Inglewood.

Before that, he had drawn with Loik Radzhabov at PFL 2019 #8 on 17th October 2019 by majority draw in their 2 round contest at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Ylies Djiroun at PFL 2019 #2 on 23rd May 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Long Island.

Activity check

Outlaw's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Mamedov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Outlaw vs Mamedov?

Sidney Outlaw was a 23/10 (+240) underdog going into the contest, while Islam Mamedov made his way into the ring at 3/10 (-360) with oddsmakers.