Lima vs Jeffery

When is Lima vs Jeffery?

Douglas Lima will take on Aaron Jeffery during the main card of Bellator Champions Series, on Saturday 7th September 2024 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego.

The fight will be contested over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit will be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Lima vs Jeffery stats

Douglas Lima steps 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 will make 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.

Douglas Lima's Bellator record currently stands at 15-7-0, while Aaron Jeffery's comes in at 3-2-0.

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

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Lima will have a large advantage over Jeffery, boasting a 30% submission rate over Jeffery's 7%.

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

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

Lima is 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 has fought 64 more professional rounds, 112 to Jeffery's 48.

Lima vs Jeffery form

Douglas Lima has beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he 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 has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he was 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 recent activity, Aaron Jeffery has been fighting more than Douglas Lima.

Douglas Lima last fought 1 year, 3 months and 23 days ago, while Aaron Jeffery's last outing was 5 months and 13 days ago.

Lima's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

Jeffery's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 11 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time does Lima vs Jeffery start?

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

What are the odds on Lima vs Jeffery?

Aaron Jeffery is currently 4/6 (-150) to win the clash outright, while you can get 6/5 (+120) on Douglas Lima if you fancy the small upset.

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