Franklin vs King Result: Franklin wins by TKO R1 · Bellator 259, Fri, May 21, 2021

BellatorBellator 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2

Davion FranklinWIN

“All Day” · 6-3-0

DECTKOUD

RESULT

TKO

ROUND 1 · 2:02

3 rounds scheduled

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Tyler King

“The Marauder” · 12-10-0

TKOTKOTKO

Friday, May 21, 2021Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States

Davion Franklin defeated Tyler King by TKO in round 1 (2:02) in the bout of Bellator 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2, held Friday, May 21, 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Insights

Tyler King's last two losses were both stopped early.

Style & credentials

Davion Franklin

No background on record

Camp · Jackson-Wink MMA · United States

Tyler King

No background on record

Camp · Connors MMA · United States

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Davion Franklin1 fight · by range and by target

Range

26%Distance · 7

11%Clinch · 3

63%Ground · 17

Target

67%Head · 6

11%Body · 1

22%Leg · 2

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

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

Davion Franklin5 of 9 ended early · 56%4 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

Tyler King18 of 22 ended early · 82%4 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

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

Recent form · last 5

Davion Franklin2-3

L
Oleg Popov
Professional Fighters League - PFL 4: 2024 Regular Season · Jun 12, 2024
Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
L
Slim Trabelsi
Bellator 300: Nurmagomedov vs. Primus · Oct 7, 2023
TKO · R1 · 3:19
W
Kasim Aras
Bellator 294: Carmouche vs. Bennett 2 · Apr 21, 2023
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
L
Marcelo Golm
Bellator 283: Lima vs. Jackson · Jul 22, 2022
Submission · R3 · 4:36
W
Said Sowma
Bellator 274: Gracie vs. Storley · Feb 19, 2022
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00

Full record · 9 fights

W
Everett Cummings
Bellator 264: Mousasi vs. Salter · Aug 13, 2021
TKO · R1 · 0:21
W
Tyler King
Bellator 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2 · May 21, 2021
TKO · R1 · 2:02
W
Ras Hylton
Bellator 245: Davis vs. Machida 2 · Sep 11, 2020
TD · R3 · 3:23
W
JW Kiser
Bellator 239: Ruth vs. Amosov · Feb 21, 2020
TKO · R1 · 1:40

Tyler King0-5

L
Davion Franklin
Bellator 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2 · May 21, 2021
TKO · R1 · 2:02
L
Jamelle Jones
CES 61: Gotti III vs. Alley · Oct 14, 2020
TKO · R1 · 4:57 · Heavyweight
L
Chris Larsen
Unified MMA 37 · May 24, 2019
TKO · R1 · 0:56 · Heavyweight
L
Jared Kilkenny
Rumble in the Cage 56 · Nov 25, 2017
TKO · R1 · 0:03 · Heavyweight
L
Amir Aliakbari
Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: 1st Round · Jul 30, 2017
TKO · R1 · 1:39 · Heavyweight

Full record · 22 fights

L
Keith Bell
CES 41: Bessette vs. Croom · Jan 27, 2017
TKO · R1 · 1:38 · Heavyweight
W
Josh Diekmann
Bellator 163: McGeary vs. Davis · Nov 4, 2016
Submission · R2 · 1:39 · Heavyweight
W
Lorenzo Hood
WSOF 31: Ivanov vs. Copeland · Jun 17, 2016
Submission · R2 · 4:20 · Heavyweight
W
Eric Bedard
CES 35: Mass Invasion · Apr 16, 2016
Submission · R1 · 0:51 · Heavyweight
L
Patrick Walsh
WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami · Oct 17, 2015
Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
L
Greg Rebello
CES 29 · Jun 12, 2015
TKO · R3 · 3:10 · Heavyweight
W
Mike Mucitelli
CES 28: Hawn vs. Loffer · Mar 13, 2015
Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
W
Terry Blackburn
NEF 16: New Blood Rising · Feb 7, 2015
Submission · R1 · 2:06 · Heavyweight
L
Eric Bedard
ASAP: Battle at the Sun · Feb 15, 2014
TKO · R1 · 1:06 · Heavyweight
W
Travis Bartlett
NEF 7: Davis vs. Heyliger · May 18, 2013
Submission · R1 · 3:24 · Heavyweight
W
Bobby Favors
CFX 22: Winter Blast · Feb 23, 2013
TKO · R2 · 1:02 · Super Heavyweight
W
Josh Diekmann
CES 13: Real Pain · Oct 6, 2012
Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
W
Eric Bedard
CES 9: Extreme Measures · Feb 3, 2012
TKO · R1 · 4:17 · Catchweight
L
Randy Smith
AFO: Summer Brawl · Jun 17, 2011
Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
W
Wade Therrien
CFX 16: Rumble in the Jungle 6 · May 21, 2011
Submission · R1 · 1:05 · Heavyweight
W
Sandor Binkley
Cage Titans 3 · Jan 28, 2011
Submission · R1 · 3:07 · Heavyweight
W
James Quelle
AFO: New Years Redemption 3 · Jan 8, 2011
TKO · R1 · 4:06 · Heavyweight

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Davion Franklin vs Tyler King?

Davion Franklin defeated Tyler King by TKO in round 1 (2:02) in the bout of Bellator 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2, held Friday, May 21, 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.