Weichel vs Whiteford

Who won Weichel vs Whiteford?

Daniel Weichel beat Robert Whiteford by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of Bellator 281, on Friday 13th May 2022 at SSE Arena in London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Weichel vs Whiteford stats

Daniel Weichel stepped into the octagon with a record of 41 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 22 by submission.

Robert Whiteford made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Robert Whiteford marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Daniel Weichel's Bellator record stood at 11-7-0, while Robert Whiteford's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Whiteford had a massive power advantage over Weichel, boasting a 44% knock out percentage over Weichel's 12%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Weichel had a massive advantage over Whiteford, boasting a 54% submission rate over Whiteford's 13%.

Daniel Weichel was the younger man by 2 years, at 40 years old.

Weichel had a height advantage of 1 inch over Whiteford. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Weichel was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 34 more fights, and made his debut in 2002, 7 years earlier than Whiteford, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 64 more professional rounds, 112 to Whiteford's 48.

Weichel vs Whiteford form

Weichel had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Mads Burnell at Bellator 299 on 23rd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Timur Khizriev at Bellator 288 on 18th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Robert Whiteford at Bellator 281 on 13th May 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at SSE Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been defeated by Pedro Carvalho at Bellator MMA on 5th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

He had beaten Keoni Diggs at Bellator 261 on 25th June 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

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Weichel's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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