Shipman vs Hill

Who won Shipman vs Hill?

Mike Shipman beat Steven Hill by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of Bellator Champions Series, on Friday 17th May 2024 at Accor Arena in Paris.

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 Hill stats

Mike Shipman stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Steven Hill made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 7 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 3 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. Steven Hill marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Mike Shipman's Bellator record stood at 8-3-0, while Steven Hill's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Shipman had a slight advantage in power over Hill, with a 53% knock out percentage over Hill's 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hill had a slight advantage over Shipman, with a 43% submission rate over Shipman's 33%.

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

Shipman was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 years earlier than Hill, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, 34 to Hill's 14.

Activity check

Shipman's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Hill's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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