FightMatrix: Bellator 55 (10-22-2010)

Bantamweight (135)
[#22] Eduardo Dantas (11-2-0) vs. [#39] Ed West (17-5-0)
Eduardo Dantas is the All-Time #22 ranked Bantamweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Eduardo Dantas (3-0-0)
2011-09-24: W vs. [#32BW] Wilson Reis (12-4-0) via KO (Flying Knee and Punches) in 1:02 of round 2
2010-12-11: W vs. [NA] Samuel de Souza (1-2-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 0:20 of round 1
2010-05-30: W vs. [#122BW] Hiromasa Ogikubo (8-2-2) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 1:21 of round 3

Last 3 Fights: Ed West (2-1-0)
2011-09-24: W vs. [#80BW] Luis Alberto Nogueira (12-2-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
2011-03-18: W vs. [NA] Sam Rodriguez (4-3-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 1:22 of round 1
2010-10-14: L vs. [#7BW] Zach Makovsky (14-2-0) via UD (50-45, 50-45, 49-46)

Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 1 win(s) against common opposition.
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Bantamweight (135)
[#6] Alexis Vila (10-0-0) vs. [#21] Marcos Galvao (10-4-1)
Marcos Galvao is the All-Time #25 ranked Bantamweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Alexis Vila (3-0-0)
2011-09-24: W vs. [#10BW] Joe Warren (7-2-0) via KO (Punch) in 1:04 of round 1
2011-02-12: W vs. [#31FLY] Lewis McKenzie (12-7-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:26 of round 2
2010-06-25: W vs. [*] Omar Choudhury (13-7-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:50 of round 3

Last 3 Fights: Marcos Galvao (2-1-0)
2011-09-24: W vs. [#23BW] Chase Beebe (18-8-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
2011-04-16: L vs. [#10BW] Joe Warren (7-2-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
2010-12-03: W vs. [NA] Ryan Vaccaro (4-3-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Alexis Vila leads 1-0
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Light Heavyweight (205)
[#28] Christian MPumbu (18-3-1) vs. [#44HW+] Travis Wiuff (64-14-0)

Last 3 Fights: Christian MPumbu (3-0-0)
2011-05-21: W vs. [#55LHW] Richard Hale (17-4-1) via TKO (Punches) in 4:17 of round 3
2011-04-23: W vs. [#100LHW] Tim Carpenter (8-1-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:08 of round 1
2011-03-26: W vs. [#138LHW] Chris Davis (10-3-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:34 of round 3

Last 3 Fights: Travis Wiuff (2-1-0)
2011-05-14: W vs. [NA] Nick Baker (1-4-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:11 of round 1
2010-12-11: W vs. [#341HW+] Richard White (15-10-0) via Submission (Punches) in 3:20 of round 1
2010-10-01: L vs. [#40HW+] Tim Hague (13-5-0) via KO (Punch) in 1:50 of round 1

Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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Lightweight (155)
[#167] Ricardo Tirloni (13-1-0) vs. [#720] Steve Gable (5-1-0)

Last 3 Fights: Ricardo Tirloni (3-0-0)
2011-07-09: W vs. [#1024LW] Mauro Chalet (2-2-0) via KO (Head Kick) in 1:57 of round 1
2011-05-14: W vs. [NA] Taedas Mendonca (0-2-0) via UD ()
2010-11-20: W vs. [NA] Alexandre Pedroso (1-5-0) via Submission (Brabo Choke) in 1:46 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Steve Gable (2-1-0)
2010-08-06: W vs. [#1516LW] Kris Kyle (4-2-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 1:37 of round 1
2010-05-01: W vs. [NA] Clay Lewis Jr (1-1-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:59 of round 1
2009-07-25: L vs. [#305WW] Preston Scharf (14-14-0) via UD ()

Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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Light Heavyweight (205)
[#55] Richard Hale (17-4-1) vs. [#122HW+] Carlos Flores (5-0-0)

Last 3 Fights: Richard Hale (2-1-0)
2011-05-21: L vs. [#28LHW] Christian MPumbu (18-3-1) via TKO (Punches) in 4:17 of round 3
2011-04-23: W vs. [#38LHW] D.J. Linderman (10-2-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
2011-03-26: W vs. [#125LHW] Nik Fekete (5-1-0) via Technical Submission (Inverted Triangle Choke) in 1:55 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Carlos Flores (3-0-0)
2011-04-16: W vs. [NA] Rudy Aguilar (0-7-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:19 of round 1
2010-12-09: W vs. [#352LHW] Jason Walraven (2-1-0) via Submission (Kimura) in 0:50 of round 2
2009-11-07: W vs. [*] Wade Shipp (10-5-0) via UD ()

Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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Middleweight (185)
[#114LHW] Edgar Garcia (10-2-0) vs. [#287] Jacob Ortiz (10-2-0)

Last 3 Fights: Edgar Garcia (3-0-0)
2011-03-18: W vs. [NA] Jason Anderson (9-25-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:58 of round 1
2011-02-18: W vs. [#622MW] Mike Moreno (5-4-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 1:47 of round 1
2010-12-11: W vs. [NA] Alejandro Velasquez (0-1-0) via Submission (Triangle Choke) in 2:16 of round 2

Last 3 Fights: Jacob Ortiz (2-1-0)
2011-07-15: W vs. [NA] Victor Ortiz (0-1-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:00 of round 1
2010-09-18: W vs. [#290HW+] Mike Crisman (15-24-1) via TKO (Punches) in 2:00 of round 3
2010-06-19: L vs. [#290WW] Sean Spencer (6-1-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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Middleweight (185)
[#121LHW] Steve Steinbeiss (8-4-0) vs. [#811] Dano Moore (5-5-0)

Last 3 Fights: Steve Steinbeiss (3-0-0)
2011-09-09: W vs. [NA] Rudy Aguilar (0-7-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 1:23 of round 1
2011-08-13: W vs. [NA] Travis McCullough (19-31-0) via Submission (Punches) in 3:20 of round 1
2011-04-29: W vs. [#497MW] Terence Joseph Medrud (11-8-0) via Submission (Kick to the Body) in 2:57 of round 2

Last 3 Fights: Dano Moore (1-2-0)
2011-04-16: L vs. [#663WW] Brendan Tierney (7-3-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 0:49 of round 1
2010-12-11: W vs. [NA] Daniel Acuna (2-1-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:09 of round 1
2010-03-27: L vs. [NA] Carlos Arias (4-0-0) via UD ()

Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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Featherweight (145)
[#483LW] Jade Porter (7-2-0) vs. [#547LW] Nick Piedmont (5-2-0)

Last 3 Fights: Jade Porter (3-0-0)
2011-03-19: W vs. [#1406LW] Damaso Pereira (2-5-0) via UD ()
2011-01-29: W vs. [NA] Ruben S Gonzales (1-6-0) via UD ()
2009-08-15: W vs. [#416FW] Chanti Johnson (7-4-0) via UD ()

Last 3 Fights: Nick Piedmont (2-1-0)
2011-06-25: L vs. [#518LW] Nick Rhoads (7-4-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:28 of round 3
2011-04-16: W vs. [#300FW] Michael Parker (7-4-0) via SD (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
2011-03-18: W vs. [#763FW] Ruben Salazar (4-4-0) via TKO (Corner Stoppage) in 4:11 of round 1

Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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Lightweight (155)
[#1489] Erin Beach (2-1-0) vs. [NA] Roscoe Jackson (1-4-0)

Last 3 Fights: Erin Beach (2-1-0)
2011-02-03: L vs. [NA] Chris Camacho (1-3-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:09 of round 3
2010-08-14: W vs. [#1490LW] Joao Silva (3-3-0) via UD (30-25, 29-28, 29-28)
2008-10-02: W vs. [NA] David Reeder (0-1-0) via KO (Punch) in ? of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Roscoe Jackson (0-3-0)
2010-11-19: L vs. [#196LW] Shannon Gugerty (14-6-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:30 of round 1
2010-04-24: L vs. [*] Cody Blades (2-1-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:23 of round 2
2009-11-07: L vs. [#349WW] Herman Terrado (6-2-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:58 of round 1

Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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Notes about the Fight Card
– Highest-rated fighter always listed first.
– A ‘*’ ranking suggests a fighter is inactive.
– An ‘NA’ ranking suggests the fighter is too low for a ranking or we do not have division info for them.

Fight Card Statistics

Highest Pre-Bout Raw Rating: Alexis Vila (153)
Highest Stored DD Rating: Alexis Vila
Highest Pre-Bout Fight Raw Rating: Alexis Vila vs. Marcos Galvao (242)
Highest Stored Fight DD Rating: Alexis Vila vs. Marcos Galvao (156)
Average Pre-Bout Fight Raw Rating: 56
Event Matchmaking Competitiveness Rating (of 5*): Very Good [***½]
Average Per Fight MMA Rankings Impact (of 5*): Low [**]
Total Event MMA Rankings Impact (of 5*): Fair [**½]