Newman vs Aliev

Who won Newman vs Aliev?

Jordan Newman beat Imamshafi Aliev by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator Champions Series, on Saturday 7th September 2024 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jordan Newman.

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).

Newman vs Aliev stats

Jordan Newman stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Imamshafi Aliev made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 9 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Jordan Newman's 7th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Imamshafi Aliev marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Jordan Newman's Bellator record stood at 7-0-0, while Imamshafi Aliev's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Aliev had an advantage in power over Newman, with a 44% knock out percentage over Newman's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Newman had an advantage over Aliev, with a 33% submission rate over Aliev's 22%.

Jordan Newman was the younger man by 26 years, at years old.

Newman was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 1 year and 11 months later than Aliev, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 15 to Aliev's 20.

Newman vs Aliev form

Newman remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Matthew Perry at Bellator 297 on 16th June 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jayden Taulker at Bellator 288 on 18th November 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Cody Herbert at Bellator 274 on 19th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he was victorious against Branko Busick at Bellator 255 on 2nd April 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had won against Riley Miller at Bellator 229 on 4th October 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula.

Activity check

Newman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Newman vs Aliev?

Jordan Newman was a 27/10 (+300) underdog going into the contest, while Imamshafi Aliev made his way into the ring at 6/25 (-450) with oddsmakers.