Bellator 225 post-event facts: History made with 14 fights and 14 finishes
Bellator 225 took place Saturday at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn., with a main card that aired on Paramount following prelims on MMA Junkie.
In the main event, Sergei Kharitonov (29-6 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) emerged victorious in his rematch with Matt Mitrione (13-7 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) in the form of a second-round TKO.
The headline concluded a 14-fight card where every bout ended in a stoppage. For more on the numbers, check below for 25 post-event facts to come out of Bellator 225.
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General
Bellator 225 was the first event in company history to have every fight end in a stoppage.
Betting favorites went 5-0 on the main card.
Betting favorites improved to 6-4 (with one no-contest and one draw) in Bellator main events this year.
Total fight time for the five-bout main card was 28:06.
Main card
Kharitonov improved to 11-1 (with two no-contests) in his past 14 fights dating back to September 2011.
Kharitonov has earned 27 of his 29 career victories by stoppage. That includes all three of his Bellator wins.
Mitrione’s three-fight winless skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since February 2018.
Mitrione has suffered five of his seven career losses by stoppage.
Vitaly Minakov (22-1 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) earned his first Bellator victory since April 2014.
Minakov has earned 20 of his 22 career victories by stoppage. That includes five of his six Bellator wins.
Minakov’s five stoppage victories in Bellator heavyweight competition are tied for second most in divisional history behind Javy Ayala (six).
Minakov’s five knockout victories in Bellator heavyweight competition are most in divisional history.
Tim Johnson (12-6 MMA, 0-2 BMMA) has suffered both of his Bellator losses by knockout.
Alejandra Lara (8-3 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) has earned seven of her eight career victories by stoppage.
Taylor Turner (4-6 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) has suffered all six of her career losses by stoppage.
Yaroslav Amosov’s (22-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) 22-fight winning streak in MMA competition is the longest among active Bellator fighters.
Amosov has earned 18 of his 22 career victories by stoppage.
David Rickels (22-6 MMA, 15-6 BMMA) has suffered five of his six career losses by stoppage.
Rickels suffered the first submission loss of his career.
Tyrell Fortune’s (7-0 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) seven-fight Bellator winning streak in heavyweight competition is the second longest active streak in the division behind Cheick Kongo (eight).
Fortune’s five stoppage victories in Bellator competition are tied for second most in divisional history behind Ayala (six).
Fortune earned the first submission victory of his career.
Rudy Schaffroth (6-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) had his six-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.
Preliminary card
Nick Newell (16-2 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) has earned 13 of his 16 career victories by stoppage. He’s won 13 of those fights in Round 1.
Mike Kimbel (3-2 MMA, 3-2 BMMA) has suffered both of his career losses by stoppage.
Ricky Bandejas (12-3 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) has earned both of his Bellator victories by first-round knockout.
Aviv Gozali (3-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA), 18, became the youngest fighter to earn a Bellator victory.
Gozali’s 11-second victory marked the fastest submission in Bellator history.