Shabliy vs King

Who won Shabliy vs King?

Alexander Shabliy beat Bobby King by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator MMA, on Friday 3rd December 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Alexander Shabliy.

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).

Shabliy vs King stats

Alexander Shabliy stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Bobby King made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Alexander Shabliy's 6th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Bobby King marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Alexander Shabliy's Bellator record stood at 5-1-0, while Bobby King's came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested Shabliy had a massive power advantage over King, boasting a 53% knock out percentage over King's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested King had an advantage over Shabliy, with a 50% submission rate over Shabliy's 37%.

Alexander Shabliy was the younger man by 9 years, at 32 years old.

Shabliy was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 5 years and 6 months earlier than King, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 11 more professional rounds, 56 to King's 45.

Shabliy vs King form

Shabliy had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Usman Nurmagomedov at Bellator Champions Series: San Diego on 7th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Lightweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Patricky Pitbull at Bellator 301 on 17th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Tofiq Musayev at Bellator 292 on 10th March 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at SAP Center, San Jose.

Before that, he had defeated Brent Primus at Bellator 282 on 24th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He was victorious against Bobby King at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

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Shabliy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

King's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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