FightMatrix Program: Bellator 59 (11-24-2011)

Bantamweight (135)
[#5] Alexis Vila (11-0-0) vs. [#21] Eduardo Dantas (12-2-0)
Eduardo Dantas is the All-Time #18 ranked Bantamweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Alexis Vila (3-0-0)
2011-10-22: W vs. [#23BW] Marcos Galvao (10-5-1) via SD (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
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. [#303BW] Lewis McKenzie (12-9-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:26 of round 2

Last 3 Fights: Eduardo Dantas (3-0-0)
2011-10-22: W vs. [#40BW] Ed West (17-6-0) via SD (29-28, 30-27, 28-29)
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

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Alexis Vila 35, Eduardo Dantas 35
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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Heavyweight (265)
[#34] Eric Prindle (9-1-0) vs. [#38] Thiago Santos (10-1-0)

Last 3 Fights: Eric Prindle (3-0-0)
2011-10-29: W vs. [#89HW+] Ron Sparks (8-1-0) via KO (Punch) in 0:40 of round 1
2011-10-01: W vs. [#56HW+] Abe Wagner (10-5-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2011-04-09: W vs. [#435HW+] Josh Burns (6-5-0) via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) in 5:00 of round 2

Last 3 Fights: Thiago Santos (3-0-0)
2011-10-29: W vs. [#48HW+] Neil Grove (11-5-1) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 0:38 of round 1
2011-10-08: W vs. [#435HW+] Josh Burns (6-5-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:23 of round 1
2010-08-13: W vs. [#168HW+] Ubiratan Marinho Lima (13-7-0) via DQ (Illegal Punches to the Back) in 3:49 of round 2

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Eric Prindle 28, Thiago Santos 28
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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Lightweight (155)
[#36] Kurt Pellegrino (17-6-0) vs. [#69] Patricky Freire (9-2-0)

Last 3 Fights: Kurt Pellegrino (1-2-0)
2011-03-19: L vs. [#15LW] Gleison Tibau (25-7-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
2010-07-03: L vs. [#30LW] George Sotiropoulos (14-4-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
2010-03-27: W vs. [#56LW] Fabricio Camoes (13-6-1) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:20 of round 2

Last 3 Fights: Patricky Freire (2-1-0)
2011-05-14: L vs. [#5LW] Michael Chandler (9-0-0) via UD (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)
2011-04-02: W vs. [#83LW] Toby Imada (29-16-0) via KO (Flying Knee and Punches) in 2:53 of round 1
2011-03-12: W vs. [#201LW] Rob McCullough (19-8-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:11 of round 3

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Kurt Pellegrino 252, Patricky Freire 196
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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Lightweight (155)
[#287] Marcin Held (11-2-0) vs. [#548] Phillipe Nover (5-3-1)

Last 3 Fights: Marcin Held (2-1-0)
2011-09-03: W vs. [#996LW] Kaleo Kwan (10-13-0) via Submission (Inverted Heel Hook) in 0:55 of round 1
2011-03-12: L vs. [#5LW] Michael Chandler (9-0-0) via Technical Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) in 3:56 of round 1
2010-10-08: W vs. [#434WW] Bojan Kosednar (8-5-0) via Submission (Kneebar) in 3:24 of round 2

Last 3 Fights: Phillipe Nover (1-2-0)
2011-08-20: W vs. [#889LW] Jake Murphy (2-2-0) via UD ()
2010-02-06: L vs. [#176LW] Robert Emerson (11-10-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2009-05-23: L vs. [#830LW] Kyle Bradley (15-8-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:03 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Marcin Held 84, Phillipe Nover 98
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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Welterweight (175)
[#138MW] Karl Amoussou (12-5-1) vs. [#407] Jesus Martinez (6-1-0)

Last 3 Fights: Karl Amoussou (1-2-0)
2011-05-21: L vs. [#102MW] Sam Alvey (15-3-0) via SD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2011-04-02: W vs. [#372MW] Nathan Schouteren (16-13-2) via SD ()
2010-07-10: L vs. [#60MW] Kazuhiro Nakamura (15-11-0) via UD ()

Last 3 Fights: Jesus Martinez (2-1-0)
2011-04-22: W vs. [#1030WW] Christopher Wing (4-1-0) via KO (Head Kick) in 1:16 of round 2
2010-12-10: L vs. [#406WW] Doug Gordon (11-10-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:50 of round 1
2010-09-17: W vs. [#249WW] Chip Moraza Pollard (6-2-0) via UD ()

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Karl Amoussou 189, Jesus Martinez 218
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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Featherweight (145)
[#236] Brylan Van Artsdalen (5-2-0) vs. [#310] Scott Heckman (8-3-0)

Last 3 Fights: Brylan Van Artsdalen (2-1-0)
2011-09-10: L vs. [#95FW] Joel Roberts (5-3-0) via Technical Submission (Triangle Choke) in 1:47 of round 2
2011-07-29: W vs. [#216FW] Anthony Leone (9-5-0) via Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 1:45 of round 1
2011-04-22: W vs. [#1098LW] Brett Ewing (2-2-0) via Submission (Anaconda Choke) in 2:21 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Scott Heckman (2-1-0)
2011-09-10: L vs. [#50FW] Alexandre Bezerra (12-1-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:38 of round 2
2011-06-24: W vs. [#1072FW] Casey Johnson (3-1-0) via Submission (North South Choke) in 0:37 of round 1
2011-05-20: W vs. [#920LW] Neil Johnson (6-4-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Brylan Van Artsdalen 77, Scott Heckman 77
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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Welterweight (170)
[#387] LeVon Maynard (11-8-0) vs. [#1030] Christopher Wing (4-1-0)

Last 3 Fights: LeVon Maynard (1-2-0)
2011-09-10: L vs. [#161WW] Giedrius Karavackas (6-1-0) via TKO (Knee and Punches) in 1:32 of round 3
2011-04-22: W vs. [#350MW] Gemiyale Adkins (7-2-0) via UD ()
2010-10-21: L vs. [#41WW] Rick Hawn (11-1-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:53 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Christopher Wing (2-1-0)
2011-09-30: W vs. [NA] Jason Lee (0-4-0) via UD ()
2011-04-22: L vs. [#407WW] Jesus Martinez (6-1-0) via KO (Head Kick) in 1:16 of round 2
2010-09-24: W vs. [NA] Yusuf Yoldas (0-2-0) via KO (Punch) in 1:21 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: LeVon Maynard 77, Christopher Wing 57
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Christopher Wing leads 1-0
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Middleweight (185)
[#316] Brandon Saling (6-4-0) vs. [*] Gregory Milliard (1-2-0)

Last 3 Fights: Brandon Saling (3-0-0)
2011-10-21: W vs. [#673MW] Lamont Lister (6-11-0) via KO (Punch) in 1:52 of round 1
2011-10-01: W vs. [NA] William Bookwalter (2-3-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:07 of round 1
2011-08-27: W vs. [#581MW] Elijah Garshnick (6-4-0) via Submission (Kimura) in 3:01 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Gregory Milliard (1-2-0)
2009-09-05: L vs. [#69MW] Rodney Wallace (11-4-0) via UD ()
2008-06-07: L vs. [*] Tom Murphy (6-1-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 3:21 of round 1
2008-04-18: W vs. [NA] Scott Wright (1-4-0) via TKO (Punches) in ? of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Brandon Saling 36, Gregory Milliard 812
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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Welterweight (175)
[#406] Doug Gordon (11-10-0) vs. [#768] Lucas Pimenta Borges (4-0-0)

Last 3 Fights: Doug Gordon (1-2-0)
2011-05-20: L vs. [#345WW] Joey Rivera (7-1-0) via Submission (Triangle Choke) in 1:07 of round 2
2010-12-10: W vs. [#407WW] Jesus Martinez (6-1-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:50 of round 1
2010-09-24: L vs. [#555WW] Rich Ashkar (6-2-0) via UD ()

Last 3 Fights: Lucas Pimenta Borges (3-0-0)
2011-10-22: W vs. [#1430WW] Bryan Danner (2-2-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:47 of round 1
2011-10-07: W vs. [NA] Doug Rossi (1-4-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:48 of round 1
2011-04-22: W vs. [NA] Yusuf Yoldas (0-2-0) via UD (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Doug Gordon 190, Lucas Pimenta Borges 35
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition.
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Notes about the Fight Card
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– 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. Eduardo Dantas (248)
Highest Stored Fight DD Rating: Alexis Vila vs. Eduardo Dantas (160)
Average Pre-Bout Fight Raw Rating: 52
Event Matchmaking Competitiveness Rating (of 5*): Great [****]
Average Per Fight MMA Rankings Impact (of 5*): Low [**]
Total Event MMA Rankings Impact (of 5*): Low [**]