Solli vs Debienne

Who won Solli vs Debienne?

Romain Debienne beat Nicolo Solli by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of Bellator 299, on Saturday 23rd September 2023 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Solli vs Debienne stats

Nicolo Solli stepped into the octagon with a record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Romain Debienne made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Nicolo Solli's 6th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Romain Debienne marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Nicolo Solli's Bellator record stood at 3-2-0, while Romain Debienne's came in at 2-0-0.

The stats suggested Debienne had a massive power advantage over Solli, boasting a 56% knock out percentage over Solli's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Solli had a massive advantage over Debienne, boasting a 50% submission rate over Debienne's 0%.

Nicolo Solli was the older man by 27 years, at 27 years old.

Solli had a height advantage of 4 inches over Debienne.

Solli was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 years later than Debienne, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 17 less professional rounds, 15 to Debienne's 32.

Activity check

Solli's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Solli vs Debienne?

Nicolo Solli was a 10/11 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Romain Debienne made his way into the ring at 10/13 (-130) with oddsmakers.