Powell vs Xavier

Who won Powell vs Xavier?

Simeon Powell beat Rafael Xavier by split decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of Bellator Champions Series, on Saturday 14th September 2024 at OVO Wembley in London.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Simeon Powell.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Powell vs Xavier stats

Simeon Powell stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Rafael Xavier made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Simeon Powell's 1st fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Rafael Xavier marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Simeon Powell's Bellator record stood at 1-0-0, while Rafael Xavier's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Xavier had a large advantage in power over Powell, boasting a 69% knock out percentage over Powell's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Powell had an advantage over Xavier, with a 33% submission rate over Xavier's 15%.

Simeon Powell was the younger man by 8 years, at 25 years old.

Powell had a height advantage of 3 inches over Xavier.

Powell was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 10 years and 6 months earlier than Xavier, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 23 less professional rounds, 22 to Xavier's 45.

Powell vs Xavier form

Powell had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jakob Nedoh at PFL Europe 4: 2023 Championships on 8th December 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Previous to that, he had won against Daniel Ladero at PFL Europe 3 – 2023 Playoffs on 30th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Zenith Paris La Villette, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mohamed Amine at PFL Europe on 25th March 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Joao Paulo Fagundes at PFL 2022 #9 on 20th August 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Copper Box Arena, London.

He was victorious against Clinton Williams at PFL 2022 #1 on 20th April 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington, United States.

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Powell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Powell vs Xavier start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 8:10 PM UTC , which was 4:10 PM EST or 1:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:10 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Powell vs Xavier?

Simeon Powell was a 1/6 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Rafael Xavier made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.