Shipman vs Baset

Who won Shipman vs Baset?

Mike Shipman beat Eslam Abdul Baset by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of Bellator Champions Series, on Saturday 14th September 2024 at OVO Wembley in London.

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).

Shipman vs Baset stats

Mike Shipman stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Eslam Abdul Baset made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Mike Shipman's 11th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Eslam Abdul Baset marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Mike Shipman's Bellator record stood at 8-3-0, while Eslam Abdul Baset's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Shipman had an advantage in power over Baset, with a 56% knock out percentage over Baset's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Shipman had an advantage over Baset, with a 31% submission rate over Baset's 19%.

Mike Shipman was the younger man by 31 years, at years old.

Baset had a height advantage of 2 inches over Shipman.

Shipman was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Baset, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 6 less professional rounds, 37 to Baset's 43.

Shipman vs Baset form

Mike Shipman had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Charlie Ward at Bellator Dublin on 25th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had lost to Gregory Babene at Bellator 280 on 6th May 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Pietro Penini at Bellator Euro Series 8 on 26th September 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Allianz Cloud, Milan, Italy.

Before that, he had been beaten by Fabian Edwards at Bellator London on 23rd November 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, London, England.

He had been defeated by Costello van Steenis at Bellator 223 on 22nd June 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at SSE Arena, London.

Activity check

Shipman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Shipman vs Baset start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 6:10 PM UTC , which was 2:10 PM EST or 11:10 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:10 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Shipman vs Baset?

Mike Shipman was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Eslam Abdul Baset made his way into the ring at 4/6 (-140) with oddsmakers.