Who won Edwards vs Neal?
Grant Neal beat Christian Edwards by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 278, on Friday 22nd April 2022 at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.
The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Grant Neal.
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).
Edwards vs Neal stats
Christian Edwards stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.
Grant Neal made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 3 by submission.
Christian Edwards' Bellator record stood at 5-3-0, while Grant Neal's came in at 8-2-0.
The stats suggested Edwards had a large advantage in power over Neal, boasting a 40% knock out percentage over Neal's 17%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Neal had a large advantage over Edwards, boasting a 50% submission rate over Edwards' 20%.
Christian Edwards was the younger man by 4 years, at 25 years old.
Edwards had a height advantage of 6 inches over Neal. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.
Edwards was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 4 months later than Neal, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 11 less professional rounds, 17 to Neal's 28.
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Neal's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Edwards vs Neal?
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