Sanchez vs Karakhanyan

Who won Sanchez vs Karakhanyan?

Emmanuel Sanchez beat Georgi Karakhanyan by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of Bellator 218, on Friday 22nd March 2019 at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Emmanuel Sanchez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Sanchez vs Karakhanyan stats

Emmanuel Sanchez stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Georgi Karakhanyan made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 14 by submission.

Emmanuel Sanchez's Bellator record stood at 12-8-0, while Georgi Karakhanyan's came in at 9-12-0.

The stats suggested Karakhanyan had an advantage in power over Sanchez, with a 25% knock out percentage over Sanchez's 6%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Karakhanyan had a slight advantage over Sanchez, with a 50% submission rate over Sanchez's 41%.

Emmanuel Sanchez was the younger man by 5 years, at 34 years old.

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

Sanchez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 years and 1 month later than Karakhanyan, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 23 less professional rounds, 75 to Karakhanyan's 98.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Georgi Karakhanyan had been fighting more than Emmanuel Sanchez.

Going to this contest, Emmanuel Sanchez had last fought 7 years and 9 days ago, while Georgi Karakhanyan's last outing had been 7 years, 3 months and 17 days ago.

What were the odds on Sanchez vs Karakhanyan?

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