Vassell vs Kharitonov

Who won Vassell vs Kharitonov?

Linton Vassell beat Sergei Kharitonov by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of Bellator 234, on Thursday 14th November 2019 at Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Vassell vs Kharitonov stats

Linton Vassell stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Sergei Kharitonov made his way to the cage with a record of 29 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Linton Vassell's 17th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013.

Linton Vassell's Bellator record stood at 12-5-0, while Sergei Kharitonov's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Kharitonov had a massive power advantage over Vassell, boasting a 66% knock out percentage over Vassell's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vassell had an advantage over Kharitonov, with a 44% submission rate over Kharitonov's 28%.

Linton Vassell was the younger man by 3 years, at 41 years old.

Vassell had a 8-inch reach advantage.

Vassell was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 8 years and 1 month later than Kharitonov, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 21 more professional rounds, 74 to Kharitonov's 53.

Vassell vs Kharitonov form

Vassell had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 opponents and going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Valentin Moldavsky at Bellator 292 on 10th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Timothy Johnson at Bellator 277 on 15th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Tyrell Fortune at Bellator 271 on 12th November 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood.

Before that, he was victorious against Ronny Markes at Bellator 254 on 10th December 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had won against Sergei Kharitonov at Bellator 234 on 14th November 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Menora Mivtachim Arena, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Activity check

Vassell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Kharitonov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

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