Salter vs Lovato Result: Lovato wins by SUB R3 · Bellator 205, Fri, Sep 21, 2018

BellatorBellator 205: McKee vs Teixeira

John Salter

19-6-0

RESULT

Submission

ROUND 3 · 4:27

Middleweight3 rounds scheduled

Full card

Rafael Lovato Jr.WIN

11-0-0

Friday, September 21, 2018Idaho Central Arena, Boise, United States

Rafael Lovato Jr. defeated John Salter by Submission in round 3 (4:27) in the Middleweight bout of Bellator 205: McKee vs Teixeira, held Friday, September 21, 2018 at Idaho Central Arena, Boise.

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Insights

Rafael Lovato Jr. lands 3.08 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 88% of UFC fighters.
John Salter's last 5 fights were all wins that ended early.
John Salter lands 2.61 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 82% of UFC fighters.

Style & credentials

John Salter

No background on record

Camp · Salty Dog Jiu Jitsu

Rafael Lovato Jr.

No background on record

Camp · Lovato's Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

John Salter Rafael Lovato Jr.· incl. 2 fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

1.350.00

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

John Salter · Poor · better than 3% of UFC fightersRafael Lovato Jr. · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.130.00

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

John Salter · Elite · better than 89% of UFC fightersRafael Lovato Jr. · Elite · better than 100% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

2.613.08

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

John Salter · Good · better than 82% of UFC fightersRafael Lovato Jr. · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

40%100%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

John Salter · Average · better than 54% of UFC fightersRafael Lovato Jr. · Elite · better than 97% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

67%50%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

John Salter · Average · better than 55% of UFC fightersRafael Lovato Jr. · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.003.10

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

John Salter · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersRafael Lovato Jr. · Elite · better than 99% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

1.35

Strikes landed / min

0.00

2.13

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

0.00

2.61 / 6.5

Takedowns landed / 15 min

3.08 / 3.1

40%

Takedown accuracy

100%

67%

Takedown defence

50%

1:25

Control time / fight

8:32

0.00

Submission attempts / 15 min

3.10

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

John Salter3 UFC fights · 31 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

77%24/118

0%0/0

3%1/2

Clinch

6%2/6

10%3/3

0%0/1

Ground

3%1/1

0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

John Salter18 of 18 ended early · 100%0 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

2 early stoppages have no logged time

Rafael Lovato Jr.7 of 8 ended early · 88%1 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

John Salter5-0

W
Jason Radcliffe
Bellator 188: Lahat vs Labiano· Nov 16, 2017
Submission · R1 · 1:55 · Middleweight
W
Kendall Grove
Bellator 181: Campos vs Girtz 3· Jul 14, 2017
Submission · R1 · 4:37 · Middleweight
W
Claudio Annicchiarico
Bellator 168: Sakara vs Beltran· Dec 10, 2016
TKO · R1 · 1:40 · Middleweight
W
Brandon Halsey
Bellator 156: Galvao vs Dantas 2· Jun 17, 2016
Submission · R1 · 4:03 · Middleweight
W
Dustin Jacoby
Bellator MMA: Bellator 132· Jan 16, 2015
Submission · R2 · 3:33 · Middleweight

Full record · 18 fights

W
Jaime Jara
TWC 18: Halloween Havoc 3· Oct 25, 2013
Submission · R1 · 2:20 · Middleweight
W
Fred Weaver
SHP 23· Apr 27, 2013
TKO · R1 · 1:38 · Middleweight
L
Reggie Peña
XFC 18: Music City Mayhem· Jun 22, 2012
Submission · R2 · 0:36 · Middleweight
W
Ryan Machan
PFC 8· Dec 9, 2011
Submission · R1 · 2:47 · Middleweight
W
Kalib Starnes
Armageddon FC 6· Jun 18, 2011
TKO · R2 · 4:13 · Middleweight
W
Casey Huffman
Strikeforce: Challengers 13· Jan 6, 2011
TKO · R1 · 2:59 · Middleweight
L
Dan Miller
UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 2· Aug 28, 2010
Submission · R2 · 1:53 · Middleweight
W
Jason MacDonald
UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2· May 8, 2010
TKO · R1 · 2:42 · Middleweight
L
Gerald Harris
UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz· Jan 11, 2010
TKO · R3 · 3:24 · Middleweight
W
Jeremiah Riggs
Capital City Cage Wars· Oct 17, 2009
TKO
W
James Hammortree
Alabama Regional· Jul 27, 2009
Submission
W
Roberto Traven
Adrenaline MMA 3· Jun 13, 2009
TKO · R1 · 2:15 · Middleweight
W
Patrick Mandio
KOTC: Invincible· Mar 27, 2009
Submission · R1 · 4:35 · Middleweight

Rafael Lovato Jr.5-0

W
Gerald Harris
Bellator 198: Fedor vs Mir· Apr 28, 2018
Submission · R1 · 1:11 · Catchweight
W
Chris Honeycutt
Bellator 189: Budd vs Blencowe 2· Dec 1, 2017
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Mike Rhodes
Bellator 181: Campos vs Girtz 3· Jul 14, 2017
Submission · R1 · 1:59 · Middleweight
W
Charles Hackmann
Bellator 174: Coenen vs Budd· Mar 3, 2017
TKO · R1 · 0:13 · Catchweight
W
Cortez Coleman
Legacy FC 62· Nov 11, 2016
Submission · R3 · 4:04 · Middleweight

Full record · 8 fights

W
Marcelo Nunes
Legacy FC 54· Apr 22, 2016
TKO · R2 · 4:51 · Middleweight
W
Kevin Holland
Legacy FC 46· Oct 2, 2015
Submission · R1 · 1:24 · Middleweight
W
Canaan Grigsby
Legacy FC 35· Sep 26, 2014
Submission · R1 · 4:07 · Middleweight

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Frequently asked questions

Who won John Salter vs Rafael Lovato Jr.?

Rafael Lovato Jr. defeated John Salter by Submission in round 3 (4:27) in the Middleweight bout of Bellator 205: McKee vs Teixeira, held Friday, September 21, 2018 at Idaho Central Arena, Boise.

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