Bellator 230/Bellator Europe 5 post-event facts: Melvin Manhoef gets 26th first-round KO

Bellator 230/Bellator Europe 5 took place on Saturday in Milan, Italy, and it was yet another split-card event.

Although the lineup didn’t carry the biggest names, there were some notable results. For more on the numbers, check below for 16 post-event facts to come out of Bellator 230/Bellator Europe 5

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General

Betting favorites improved to 10-5 (with two no contests and one draw) in Bellator main events this year.

Total fight time for the nine-bout Bellator 230/Bellator Europe 5 main cards was 1:30:03.

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Vadim Nemkov’s (11-2 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) four-fight Bellator winning streak in light heavyweight competition is the longest active streak in the division.

Nemkov has earned 10 of his 11 career victories by stoppage.

Nemkov earned his first submission victory since Apr. 24, 2015 – a span of 1,632 days (more than four years) and 10 fights.

Rafael Carvalho (16-4 MMA, 7-3 BMMA) was unsuccessful in his Bellator light heavyweight debut.

Carvalho fell to 1-3 in his past four fights dating back to May 2018.

Domingos Barros (6-1 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) had his six-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.

Dragos Zubco (3-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) earned the first decision victory of his career.

Walter Pugliesi (7-2 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) earned the first decision victory of his career.

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Melvin Manhoef (32-14-1 MMA, 4-3 BMMA) improved to 2-0 since he returned to the light heavyweight division in June.

Manhoef has earned 29 of his 32 career victories by knockout. He’s finished 26 of those wins in Round 1.

Ashley Reece (8-2 MMA 2-1 BMMA) has suffered both of his career losses by decision.

Alessio Sakara (21-13 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) improved to 5-2 (with one no contest) since his UFC tenure ended in October 2013.

Sakara has earned 17 of his 21 career victories by stoppage. That includes all four of his Bellator wins.

Sakara’s four knockout victories in Bellator light heavyweight competition are third most in divisional history behind Muhammad Lawal (five) and Liam McGeary.