Ultimate Fighting Calendar
BellatorBFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 59
Lightweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Marcin Held
PolandMarcin Held
“Lion”
23-7-0
RESULT

Marcin Held def. Phillipe Nover (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Phillipe Nover
United StatesPhillipe Nover
“The Filipino Assassin”
11-8-1
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Caesars Atlantic City, Atlantic City, United States

Marcin Held defeated Phillipe Nover by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 59, held Saturday, November 26, 2011 at Caesars Atlantic City, Atlantic City.

Frequently asked questions

Who won Marcin Held vs Phillipe Nover?

Marcin Held defeated Phillipe Nover by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 59, held Saturday, November 26, 2011 at Caesars Atlantic City, Atlantic City.

Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Marcin Held 64%36% Phillipe Nover

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Marcin Held
Submission Ace
3 edges
Phillipe Nover
Complete Fighter
8 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

48Power70
47Speed81
46Precision59
68Durability73
68Engine93
96Wrestling85
97Ground77

Biggest edge Phillipe Nover, Punch speed +35

Attribute by attribute

Marcin Held is on the left of every row, Phillipe Nover on the right.
49Punch power66
47Kick power73
46Punch speed81
48Kick speed81
46Accuracy59
96Takedowns85
95Ground striking63
99Submissions91
68Chin77
67Body strength69
68Cardio93

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

23-7-0
Record
11-8-1
1717
Power Index rating
1621
0
Win Streak
0
34
Age
42
5'9"
175 cm
Height
5'9"
175 cm
71"
180 cm
Reach
72"
183 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
Poland
Nationality
United States

Style Matchup

-
vs
-
Marcin Held

No background on record

Camp Bastion Tychy · Poland

Phillipe Nover

No background on record

Striking Profile

1.41
SLpM
1.79
34%
Str. Acc.
35%
2.02
SApM
2.48
47%
Str. Def.
56%

Grappling Profile

2.46
TD Avg.
0.99
46%
TD Acc.
28%
37%
TD Def.
44%
1.30
Sub. Avg.
0.70

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Marcin Held · 3-2
  • L
    Salahdine Parnasse
    KSW 114 - Parnasse vs. Held · Jan 17, 2026
    TKO · R2 · 3:35 · Lightweight
  • W
    Marian Ziolkowski
    KSW 112 - Kaczmarczyk vs. Soldaev · Nov 15, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Davy Gallon
    KSW 101: Le Classique · Dec 20, 2024
    Submission · R1 · 2:24 · Welterweight
  • W
    Roman Szymanski
    KSW 95 - Wiklacz vs. Przybysz 5 · Jun 7, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 05:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Raul Tutarauli
    KSW 89 - Bartosinski vs. Parnasse · Dec 16, 2023
    TKO · R2 · 03:47 · Lightweight
Phillipe Nover · 1-3-1
  • D
    Bill Algeo
    Rise Invitational 8 · Oct 26, 2019
    Draw
  • L
    Ricky Glenn
    UFC 208: Holm vs de Randamie · Feb 11, 2017
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Renan Barao
    UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs Lansberg · Sep 24, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Zubaira Tukhugov
    UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs VanZant · Dec 10, 2015
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Yui Chul Nam
    UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Faber · May 17, 2015
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight

Career Averages

Based on 11 fights · 7 fights
21.4
Avg sig. strikes
23.3
1.64
Avg takedowns
0.86
4:14
Avg control time
1:20
31
Career high strikes
50
5
Career high TDs
6

Strike Distribution

Marcin Held
Strike target
Phillipe Nover
87%
Head
59%
9%
Body
29%
4%
Leg
12%
Marcin Held
Strike position
Phillipe Nover
52%
Distance
70%
16%
Clinch
27%
33%
Ground
3%