Taylor-Melendez vs Polk

Who won Taylor-Melendez vs Polk?

Keri Taylor Melendez beat Mandy Polk by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 229, on Friday 4th October 2019 at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Keri Taylor Melendez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Taylor-Melendez vs Polk division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Taylor-Melendez vs Polk stats

Keri Taylor Melendez stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 3 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Mandy Polk made her way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws and 4 by submission.

Keri Taylor Melendez's Bellator record stood at 6-0-0, while Mandy Polk's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Melendez had a massive power advantage over Polk, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Polk's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Polk had a massive advantage over Melendez, boasting a 67% submission rate over Melendez's 33%.

Keri Taylor Melendez was the same age as Mandy Polk, at 40 years old.

Melendez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Polk. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Melendez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2016, 2 years and 4 months later than Polk, whose first professional fight was in 2014. She had fought 9 less professional rounds, 11 to Polk's 20.

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Melendez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 27 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 3 years, 4 months and 16 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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