Steenis vs Shipman

Who won Steenis vs Shipman?

Costello van Steenis beat Mike Shipman by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of Bellator 223, on Saturday 22nd June 2019 at SSE Arena 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).

Steenis vs Shipman stats

Costello van Steenis stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Mike Shipman made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Costello van Steenis' 9th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Mike Shipman marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Costello van Steenis' Bellator record stood at 7-2-0, while Mike Shipman's came in at 8-3-0.

The stats suggested Shipman had a massive power advantage over Steenis, boasting a 62% knock out percentage over Steenis' 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Steenis had a slight advantage over Shipman, with a 45% submission rate over Shipman's 38%.

Costello van Steenis was the older man by 32 years, at 32 years old.

Steenis had a height advantage of 3 inches over Shipman.

Steenis was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 10 months later than Shipman, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 35 to Shipman's 37.

Steenis vs Shipman form

Shipman had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Eslam Abdul Baset at Bellator Champions Series: London on 14th September 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at OVO Wembley, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Steven Hill at Bellator Champions Series: Paris on 17th May 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Charlie Ward at Bellator Dublin on 25th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Before 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.

He was victorious against Pietro Penini at Bellator Euro Series 8 on 26th September 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Allianz Cloud, Milan, Italy.

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Shipman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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