Pitbull vs Straus

Who won Pitbull vs Straus?

Patricio Pitbull beat Daniel Straus by submission in the 2nd round during the main event of Bellator 178, on Friday 21st April 2017 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

This contest was for the vacant Bellator Featherweight championship.

Pitbull vs Straus stats

Patricio Pitbull stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Daniel Straus made his way to the cage with a record of 25 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Patricio Pitbull's 30th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2010.

Patricio Pitbull's Bellator record stood at 24-6-0, while Daniel Straus' came in at 12-6-0.

The stats suggested Pitbull had a slight advantage in power over Straus, with a 36% knock out percentage over Straus' 28%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pitbull had a large advantage over Straus, boasting a 40% submission rate over Straus' 12%.

Patricio Pitbull was the younger man by 3 years, at 37 years old.

Straus had a height advantage of 2 inches over Pitbull. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Pitbull was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2004, 4 years and 10 months earlier than Straus, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 114 to Straus' 99.

Activity check

Pitbull's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

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