Bellator 282 post-event facts: Johnny Eblen the newest undefeated champion
The Bellator event schedule resumed Friday with Bellator 282, which took place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., and saw a new champion crowned in the main event.
Johnny Eblen (12-0 MMA, 8-0 BMMA) captured the middleweight title with a dominant sweep over Gegard Mousasi (49-8-2 MMA, 7-2 BMMA) by unanimous decision, becoming the eighth 185-pound champion in company history.
For more on the numbers behind the main event, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-fight facts from Bellator 282.
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Betting favorites went 10-4 on the card.
Betting favorites fell to 4-6 in Bellator main events this year.
Total fight time for the 14-bout card was 2:40:37.
Johnny Eblen def. Gegard Mousasi
Johnny Eblen
Eblen’s eight-fight Bellator winning streak at middleweight is the longest active streak in the division.
Eblen has earned six of his eight Bellator victories by decision.
Mousasi has suffered both of his Bellator losses by decision.
Danny Sabatello def. Leandro Higo
Danny Sabatello
[autotag]Danny Sabatello[/autotag] (13-1 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) has earned all three of his Bellator victories by decision.
[autotag]Leandro Higo[/autotag] (21-6 MMA, 3-5 BMMA) has suffered two of his four Bellator losses by decision.
Magomed Magomedov def. Enrique Barzola
Magomed Magomedov
[autotag]Magomed Magomedov[/autotag] (19-2 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) advances to the Bellator bantamweight grand prix semifinal.
[autotag]Enrique Barzola[/autotag] (18-6-2 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) fell to 1-1-1 since he dropped to the bantamweight division in March 2019.
Barzola suffered the first stoppage loss of his career with a submission defeat.
Brennan Ward def. Kassius Kayne
Brennan Ward
[autotag]Brennan Ward[/autotag] (16-6 MMA, 11-6 BMMA) has earned 15 of his 16 career victories by stoppage.
Ward has earned all 11 of his Bellator victories by stoppage.
Killys Mota def. Dan Moret
Dan Moret
[autotag]Dan Moret[/autotag] (15-8 MMA, 1-2 BMMA) has suffered five of his eight career losses by decision.
Lucas Brennan def. Johnny Soto
Lucas Brennan
[autotag]Lucas Brennan[/autotag]’s (7-0 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) six-fight Bellator winning streak at featherweight is the longest active streak in the division.
Brennan’s four submission victories in Bellator featherweight competition are tied for third-most in divisional history behind A.J. McKee (seven) and Patricio Freire (five).
Brennan has earned six of his seven career victories by stoppage.
Alexander Shabliy def. Brent Primus
Alexander Shabliy
[autotag]Alexander Shabliy[/autotag] (22-3 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) has earned 18 of his 22 career victories by stoppage.
[autotag]Brent Primus[/autotag] (11-3 MMA, 9-3 BMMA) suffered the first stoppage loss of his career with a knockout defeat.
Cat Zingano def. Pam Sorenson
Cat Zingano
[autotag]Cat Zingano[/autotag] (13-4 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) improved to 3-1 since she moved up to the women’s featherweight division in December 2018.
Zingano’s three-fight Bellator winning streak at heavyweight is the second longest active streak in the division behind Cris Cyborg (five).
Zingano has earned two of her three Bellator victories by decision.
[autotag]Pam Sorenson[/autotag] (9-5 MMA, 1-2 BMMA) has suffered four of her five career losses by decision.
Anatoly Tokov def. Muhammad Abdullah
Anatoly Tokov
[autotag]Anatoly Tokov[/autotag]’s (31-2 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) seven-fight Bellator winning streak in middleweight competition is the longest active streak in the division.
Tokov improved to 24-1 in his past 25 fights dating back to April 2012.
Tokov has earned 24 of his 31 career victories by stoppage.
Tokov has earned five of his seven Bellator victories by stoppage.
[autotag]Muhammad Abdullah[/autotag] (10-6 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) suffered the first knockout loss of his career.
Sabah Homasi def. Maycon Mendonca
Sabah Homasi
[autotag]Sabah Homasi[/autotag] (17-10 MMA, 5-4 BMMA) has earned 14 of his 17 career victories by stoppage.
Homasi has earned all four of his Bellator stoppage victories by stoppage.
Ilara Joanne def. Alejandra Lara
Alejandra Lara
[autotag]Alejandra Lara[/autotag]’s (9-6 MMA, 3-5 BMMA) three-fight losing skid is the longest of her career. She hasn’t earned a victory since December 2019.
Lara has suffered five of her six career losses by decision.
Cody Law def. James Gonzalez
Cody Law
[autotag]Cody Law[/autotag] (6-1 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) had his six-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.
Aaron Jeffery def. Fabio Aguiar
Fabio Aguiar
[autotag]Fabio Aguiar[/autotag] (18-3 MMA, 1-2 BMMA) has suffered two of his three career losses by stoppage.
Aguiar has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by knockout.
Mandel Nallo def. Bryce Logan
Mandel Nallo
[autotag]Mandel Nallo[/autotag] (9-2 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) has earned all nine of his career victories by stoppage.
Nallo has earned all four of his Bellator victories by knockout.
[autotag]Bryce Logan[/autotag]’s (12-7 MMA, 0-4 BMMA) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since July 2020.
Logan has suffered four of his seven career losses by stoppage.
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