Bellator Europe 6 post-event facts: Michael Page elevates places in record book

Bellator hosted its final European event of the years on Saturday with Bellator Europe 6, which went down at The SSE Arena, Wembley in London and streamed on the Bellator app following prelims on MMA Junkie.

England’s own Michael Page (16-1 MMA, 12-1 BMMA) was triumphant yet again in the main event when he elevated his record with a first-round knockout of replacement opponent Giovanni Melillo (13-5 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) in the welterweight matchup.

The finish by “MVP” etched his name further in the record books. For more on the numbers, check below for 25 post-event facts to come out of Bellator Europe 6.

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General

Betting favorites went 3-0 on the main card.

Betting favorites improved to 13-7 (with two no contests and one draw) in Bellator main events this year.

Total fight time for the three-bout main card was 31:47.

Main card

Page’s 12 victories in Bellator welterweight competition are third most in divisional history behind Andrey Koreshkov (13) and Douglas Lima (13).

Page’s nine stoppage victories in Bellator welterweight competition are tied with Lima for most in divisional history.

Page’s eight knockout victories in Bellator competition are third most in company history behind Lima (nine) and Patricky Freire (nine).

Page’s eight knockout victories in Bellator welterweight competition are tied with Lima for most in divisional history.

Melillo fell to 1-3 in his past four fights dating back to August 2018.

Melillo has suffered all five of his career losses by first-round knockout.

Fabian Edwards (9-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) became the first fighter to earn four Bellator victories in 2019.

Edwards’ four-fight Bellator winning streak at middleweight is tied with Rafael Lovato Jr. for the second longest active streak in the division behind Anatoly Tokov (five).

Mike Shipman’s (13-3 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) suffered consecutive losses for the first time in his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since November 2018.

Shipman suffered the first decision loss of his career.

Terry Brazier (11-3 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) suffered the first decision loss of his career.

Preliminary card

Denise Kielholtz’s (4-2 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) four victories in Bellator women’s flyweight competition are tied for second most in divisional history behind Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (nine).

Kielholtz’s three stoppage victories in Bellator women’s flyweight competition are tied for second most in divisional history behind Macfarlane (six).

Kielholtz’s two submission victories in Bellator women’s flyweight competition are third most in divisional history behind Macfarlane (six) and Emily Ducote (three).

Kielholtz’s 32-second finish of Sabriye Sengul marked the fastest submission in Bellator women’s flyweight history.

Charlie Ward (7-4 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) fell to 4-1 since he returned to the middleweight division in November 2017. He’s 6-1 overall in his career at the weight class.

Ward suffered the first decision loss of his career.

Sam Sicilia (17-11 MMA, 2-3 BMMA) fell to 2-6 in his past eight fights dating back to November 2015.

Sicilia has suffered nine of his 11 career losses by stoppage.

Kent Kauppinen (12-5 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) was successful in his return to the middleweight division.

Kauppinen has earned all 12 of his career victories by stoppage. He’s finished seven of those wins in Round 1.

Alfie Davis (13-3 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) has earned three of his four Bellator victories by decision.