Steenis vs Edwards

Who won Steenis vs Edwards?

Costello van Steenis beat Fabian Edwards by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of Bellator Euro Series 8, on Saturday 26th September 2020 at Allianz Cloud in Milan.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Costello van Steenis.

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).

Steenis vs Edwards stats

Costello van Steenis stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Fabian Edwards made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 9 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Costello van Steenis' 9th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Fabian Edwards marked his 12th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Costello van Steenis' Bellator record stood at 7-2-0, while Fabian Edwards' came in at 9-3-0.

The stats suggested that Steenis and Edwards have similar power, both with a 33% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Steenis had a slight advantage over Edwards, with a 42% submission rate over Edwards' 33%.

Costello van Steenis was the same age as Fabian Edwards, at 32 years old.

Steenis was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 1 month earlier than Edwards, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 7 less professional rounds, 35 to Edwards' 42.

Activity check

Steenis' last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Edwards' last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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