Willis vs Mendonça

Who won Willis vs Mendonça?

Jaleel Willis beat Maycon Mendon a by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 259, on Friday 21st May 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jaleel Willis.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Willis vs Mendonça stats

Jaleel Willis stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Maycon Mendon a made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Jaleel Willis' 8th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Maycon Mendon a marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Jaleel Willis' Bellator record stood at 4-4-0, while Maycon Mendon a's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested that Willis and a have similar power, both with a 36% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested a had a slight advantage over Willis, with a 9% submission rate over Willis' 0%.

Jaleel Willis was the older man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

a had a height advantage of 3 inches over Willis. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Willis was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 months later than a, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 50 to a's 44.

Willis vs Mendonça form

Jaleel Willis had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Kyle Crutchmer at Bellator 289 on 9th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Sabah Homasi at Bellator 273 on 29th January 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Mukhamed Berkhamov at Bellator 266 on 16th October 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Before that, he had beaten Maycon Mendon a at Bellator 259 on 21st May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had defeated Vinicius de Jesus at LFA 88 on 21st August 2020 by unanimous decision in their LFA Welterweight championship fight at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

a had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Batsumberel Dagvadorj at LFA 96 on 4th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their LFA Welterweight championship fight at Hartman Arena, Park City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Devin Smyth at LFA 90 on 4th September 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kassius Kayne at LFA 84 on 10th July 2020 by submission in the 2nd round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Before that, he had defeated Bobby Lee at LFA 68 on 31st May 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake.

He was victorious against Joshua Moreno at LFA 58 on 25th January 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Route 66 Casino Hotel, Albuquerque.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jaleel Willis had been fighting more than Maycon Mendon a.

Going to this contest, Jaleel Willis had last fought 2 years, 6 months and 18 days ago, while Maycon Mendon a's last outing had been 4 years, 6 months and 23 days ago.

Willis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

a's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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