Eblen vs Edwards Result: Eblen wins by TKO R3 · Bellator 299, Sat, Sep 23, 2023

BellatorBellator 299: Eblen vs Edwards

Johnny EblenWIN

“Pressure” · 18-1-0

RESULT

TKO

ROUND 3 · 0:21

MiddleweightTitle bout5 rounds scheduled

Full card

Fabian Edwards

“The Assassin” · 16-5-0

Saturday, September 23, 20233Arena, Dublin, Ireland

Johnny Eblen defeated Fabian Edwards by TKO in round 3 (0:21) in the Middleweight title main event of Bellator 299: Eblen vs Edwards, held Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 3Arena, Dublin.

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Insights

Johnny Eblen lands 4.22 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 95% of UFC fighters.

Style & credentials

Johnny Eblen

No background on record

Camp · American Top Team

Fabian Edwards

No background on record

Camp · Ultimate Training Center

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

73%

Head

44%

13%

Body

30%

14%

Leg

26%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Johnny Eblenlast 5 fights

54%21%25%

Fabian Edwardslast 5 fights

57%24%19%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Johnny Eblen· incl. 5 fights outside the UFC Fabian Edwards· incl. 5 fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

4.352.57

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Johnny Eblen · Good · better than 76% of UFC fightersFabian Edwards · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.742.20

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Johnny Eblen · Good · better than 72% of UFC fightersFabian Edwards · Elite · better than 87% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

4.220.64

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Johnny Eblen · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fightersFabian Edwards · Below avg · better than 28% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

46%38%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Johnny Eblen · Good · better than 68% of UFC fightersFabian Edwards · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.600.00

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Johnny Eblen · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersFabian Edwards · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1491 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

4.35

Strikes landed / min

2.57

2.74

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.20

4.22 / 9.2

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.64 / 1.7

46%

Takedown accuracy

38%

7:14

Control time / fight

2:06

0.60

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.00

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

Johnny Eblen5 fights · by range and by target

Range

41%Distance · 204

33%Clinch · 164

26%Ground · 129

Target

73%Head · 259

13%Body · 46

14%Leg · 50

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

Fabian Edwards5 fights · by range and by target

Range

67%Distance · 154

26%Clinch · 60

7%Ground · 17

Target

44%Head · 79

30%Body · 55

26%Leg · 47

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

Johnny Eblen6 of 13 ended early · 46%7 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

Fabian Edwards7 of 14 ended early · 50%7 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

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

Recent form · last 5

Johnny Eblen5-0

W
Anatoly Tokov
Bellator 290: Bader vs Fedor 2· Feb 4, 2023
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00
W
Gegard Mousasi
Bellator 282: Mousasi vs Eblen· Jun 24, 2022
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
John Salter
Bellator 276: Borics vs Burnell· Mar 12, 2022
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
W
Collin Huckbody
Bellator 272: Pettis vs Horiguchi· Dec 3, 2021
TKO · R1 · 1:11
W
Travis Davis
Bellator 262: Velasquez vs Kielholtz· Jul 16, 2021
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00

Full record · 13 fights

W
Daniel Madrid
Bellator 258: Archuleta vs Pettis· May 7, 2021
TKO · R1 · 2:44 · Middleweight
W
Taylor Johnson
Bellator 250: Mousasi vs Lima· Oct 29, 2020
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
W
Mauricio Alonso
Bellator 229: Koreshkov vs Larkin· Oct 4, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
W
Chauncey Foxworth
Bellator 218: Sanchez vs Karakhanyan· Mar 22, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
W
Tyler Lee
Shamrock FC 310· Oct 13, 2018
SUB · R1 · 2:21 · Middleweight
W
Wayman Carter
Shamrock FC 308· Aug 18, 2018
SUB · R1 · 1:37 · Middleweight
W
Raymond Gray
Shamrock FC 298· Nov 18, 2017
SUB · R1 · 2:21 · Middleweight
W
Wayne Collier
Shamrock FC 291· Jul 7, 2017
SUB · R1 · 1:01 · Middleweight

Fabian Edwards3-2

W
Gegard Mousasi
Bellator 296: Mousasi vs Edwards· May 12, 2023
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00
W
Charlie Ward
Bellator 287: Piccolotti vs Barnaoui· Oct 29, 2022
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
W
Lyoto Machida
Bellator 281: MVP vs Storley· May 13, 2022
TKO · R1 · 3:18
L
Austin Vanderford
Bellator 259: Cyborg vs Smith 2· May 21, 2021
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
L
Costello van Steenis
Bellator Europe: Edwards vs van Steenis· Sep 26, 2020
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00

Full record · 14 fights

W
Mike Shipman
Bellator London: MVP vs Melillo· Nov 23, 2019
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Jonathan Bosuku
Bellator 223: Mousasi vs Lovato Jr.· Jun 22, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
W
Falco Neto Lopes
Bellator Europe: Primus vs Wilde· May 4, 2019
TKO · R1 · 3:51 · Middleweight
W
Lee Chadwick
Bellator Europe: Pitbull vs Scope· Feb 9, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Claudio Conti
BAMMA 35: Lohore Vs. Pascu· May 12, 2018
TKO · R1 · 1:00 · Middleweight
W
Kent Kauppinen
BAMMA 34: Lohore vs. Brazier· Mar 9, 2018
SUB · R1 · 4:52 · Middleweight
W
Louis King
BAMMA 33: Scope Vs. Lebout· Dec 15, 2017
SUB · R1 · 1:15 · Middleweight
W
Aaron Kennedy
BAMMA 30: Philpott Vs. Walsh· Jul 7, 2017
SUB · R2 · 0:44 · Middleweight
W
Rafał Cejrowski
Bellator 179: Daley vs MacDonald· May 19, 2017
TKO · R1 · 3:44

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Johnny Eblen vs Fabian Edwards?

Johnny Eblen defeated Fabian Edwards by TKO in round 3 (0:21) in the Middleweight title main event of Bellator 299: Eblen vs Edwards, held Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 3Arena, Dublin.

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