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 2 years, at 33 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

Sidney Outlaw had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Islam Mamedov at Bellator 298 – Storley vs. Ward on 11th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Tofiq Musayev at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Myles Jury at Bellator 261 on 25th June 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he had been beaten by Michael Chandler at Bellator 237 on 28th December 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

He had defeated Roger Huerta at Bellator 234 on 14th November 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Menora Mivtachim Arena, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Islam Mamedov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious 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 been defeated by 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 won against 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 beaten 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

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sidney Outlaw had been fighting more than Islam Mamedov.

Going to this contest, Sidney Outlaw had last fought 1 year, 9 months and 12 days ago, while Islam Mamedov's last outing had been 2 years, 7 months and 22 days ago.

Outlaw's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Mamedov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 14 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.