Salter vs Steenis

Who won Salter vs Steenis?

John Salter beat Costello van Steenis by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of Bellator 233, on Friday 8th November 2019 at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner John Salter.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Salter vs Steenis stats

John Salter stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Costello van Steenis made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Costello van Steenis marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

John Salter's Bellator record stood at 9-3-0, while Costello van Steenis' came in at 7-2-0.

The stats suggested Salter had an advantage in power over Steenis, with a 44% knock out percentage over Steenis' 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Salter had an advantage over Steenis, with a 56% submission rate over Steenis' 42%.

John Salter was the older man by 8 years, at 40 years old.

Salter was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 5 years earlier than Steenis, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 45 to Steenis' 35.

Salter vs Steenis form

John Salter had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Aaron Jeffery at Bellator 293 on 31st March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Johnny Eblen at Bellator 276 on 11th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Family Arena, St. Louis.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Gegard Mousasi at Bellator 264 on 13th August 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round in their Bellator Middleweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he had beaten Andrew Kapel at Bellator 244 on 21st August 2020 by submission in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had defeated Costello van Steenis at Bellator 233 on 8th November 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at WinStar World Casino, Thackerville.

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Salter's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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