Shipman vs Hill

Who won Shipman vs Hill?

Mike Shipman beat Steven Hill by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of Bellator Champions Series, on Friday 17th May 2024 at Accor Arena in Paris.

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).

Shipman vs Hill stats

Mike Shipman stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Steven Hill made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 7 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Mike Shipman's 10th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Steven Hill marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Mike Shipman's Bellator record stood at 7-3-0, while Steven Hill's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Shipman had a slight advantage in power over Hill, with a 53% knock out percentage over Hill's 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hill had a slight advantage over Shipman, with a 43% submission rate over Shipman's 33%.

Mike Shipman was the younger man by 31 years, at years old.

Shipman was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 years earlier than Hill, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, 32 to Hill's 12.

Shipman vs Hill form

Mike Shipman had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Charlie Ward at Bellator Dublin on 25th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had lost to Gregory Babene at Bellator 280 on 6th May 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Pietro Penini at Bellator Euro Series 8 on 26th September 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Allianz Cloud, Milan, Italy.

Before that, he had been beaten by Fabian Edwards at Bellator London on 23rd November 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, London, England.

He had been defeated by Costello van Steenis at Bellator 223 on 22nd June 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at SSE Arena, London.

Activity check

Shipman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Hill's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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