Lima vs Jeffery

Who won Lima vs Jeffery?

Aaron Jeffery beat Douglas Lima by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator Champions Series, on Saturday 7th September 2024 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Aaron Jeffery.

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).

Lima vs Jeffery stats

Douglas Lima stepped into the octagon with a record of 33 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Aaron Jeffery made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Douglas Lima's 23rd fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2011. Aaron Jeffery marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Douglas Lima's Bellator record stood at 15-8-0, while Aaron Jeffery's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Jeffery had an advantage in power over Lima, with a 64% knock out percentage over Lima's 48%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lima had a large advantage over Jeffery, boasting a 30% submission rate over Jeffery's 7%.

Douglas Lima was the older man by 5 years, at 36 years old.

Jeffery had a height advantage of 1 inch over Lima. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Lima was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 25 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 8 years and 2 months earlier than Jeffery, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 64 more professional rounds, 115 to Jeffery's 51.

Lima vs Jeffery form

Douglas Lima had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Costello van Steenis at Bellator MMA Paris on 12th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jason Jackson at Bellator MMA on 8th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Michael Page at Bellator London on 1st October 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, London, England.

Before that, he had been defeated by Yaroslav Amosov at Bellator 260 on 11th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Welterweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

He had lost to Gegard Mousasi at Bellator 250 on 29th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Middleweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Jeffery had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Fabian Edwards at Bellator Champions Series: Belfast on 22nd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, Belfast, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Dalton Rosta at Bellator 298 – Storley vs. Ward on 11th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by John Salter at Bellator 293 on 31st March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula.

Before that, he had defeated Austin Vanderford at Bellator 284 on 12th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

He was victorious against Fabio Aguiar at Bellator 282 on 24th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Aaron Jeffery had been fighting more than Douglas Lima.

Going to this contest, Douglas Lima had last fought 1 year, 3 months and 30 days ago, while Aaron Jeffery's last outing had been 5 months and 20 days ago.

Lima's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

Jeffery's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Lima vs Jeffery start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:10 AM UTC , which was 9:10 PM EST or 6:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Lima vs Jeffery?

Douglas Lima was a 13/10 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Aaron Jeffery made his way into the ring at 4/7 (-190) with oddsmakers.