The black belt in karate Matt Mitrione entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-6-0 (85% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.16 heavyweight in the world. In his last three bouts he has beat Roy Nelson (Roy Nelson vs Matt Mitrione 2), has lost to Ryan Bader (Ryan Bader vs Matt Mitrione) and in his last one, he has faced Kharitonov, but it has ended in a no contest (accidental groin strike, Matt Mitrione vs Sergei Kharitonov I).
His opponent, Sergei Kharitonov, has an official record of 28-6-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class. Before the first fight with Mitrione, Sergei had also beat Roy Nelson (Roy Nelson vs Sergei Kharitonov). Mitrione vs Kharitonov 2 is the main event of Bellator 225. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Vitaly Minakov vs Timothy Johnson full fight Video Bellator 225 – 2019
The black belt in judo, former Bellator and world combat sambo champion Vitaly Minakov entered this fight with a pro mma record of 21-1-0 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.25 heavyweight in the world but he comes off his first loss, suffered against Cheick Kongo in their rematch (Vitaly Minakov vs Cheick Kongo 2); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Tony Johnson (Vitaly Minakov vs Tony Johnson).
His opponent, Timothy Johnson (who replaces Javy Ayala), has a record of 12-5-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.50 in the same weight class but he won just three out of his last seven bouts. He fought twice last year beating Marcelo Golm (Timothy Johnson vs Marcelo Golm) and losing to Cheick Kongo (Cheick Kongo vs Timothy Johnson). Minakov vs Johnson is on the undercard of Matt Mitrione vs Sergei Kharitonov 2 – Bellator 225. Watch the video and rate this fight!