Matthews vs Grove

Who won Matthews vs Grove?

AJ Matthews beat Kendall Grove by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 193, on Friday 26th January 2018 at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner AJ Matthews.

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).

Matthews vs Grove stats

AJ Matthews stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Kendall Grove made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 17 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

AJ Matthews' Bellator record stood at 5-7-0, while Kendall Grove's came in at 4-5-0.

The stats suggested Matthews had a massive power advantage over Grove, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Grove's 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Grove had a massive advantage over Matthews, boasting a 39% submission rate over Matthews' 0%.

AJ Matthews was the younger man by 5 years, at 36 years old.

Grove had a height advantage of 7 inches over Matthews. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Matthews was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 25 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 3 years and 8 months later than Grove, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 48 less professional rounds, 38 to Grove's 86.

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