Rogers vs Wilde

Who won Rogers vs Wilde?

Tim Wilde beat Saul Rogers by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator Milan, on Saturday 29th October 2022 at Allianz Cloud Arena in Milan.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Tim Wilde.

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).

Rogers vs Wilde stats

Saul Rogers stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Tim Wilde made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Tim Wilde marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Saul Rogers' Bellator record stood at 3-3-0, while Tim Wilde's came in at 5-3-1.

The stats suggested Wilde had a massive power advantage over Rogers, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Rogers' 7%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rogers had a massive advantage over Wilde, boasting a 53% submission rate over Wilde's 7%.

Saul Rogers was the younger man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Wilde had a height advantage of 1 inch over Rogers. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Rogers' experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Wilde's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 9 months earlier than Wilde, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 39 to Wilde's 52.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Saul Rogers had been fighting more than Tim Wilde.

Going to this contest, Saul Rogers had last fought 3 years, 5 months and 22 days ago, while Tim Wilde's last outing had been 2 years, 9 months and 27 days ago.

Rogers' last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Wilde's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Rogers vs Wilde?

Saul Rogers was a 2/9 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Tim Wilde made his way into the ring at 14/5 (+280) with oddsmakers.