The third Bellator event of the month went down on Saturday with Bellator 217, which took place at 3Arena in Dublin with a main card that aired on Paramount via tape delay.
In the main event, 22-year-old Irish prospect James Gallagher (8-1 MMA, 5-1 BMMA) rebounded from his first career loss with a first-round submission victory over promotional newcomer Steven Graham (6-4 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) in a bantamweight affair.
For more on the numbers behind the card, check below for 18 post-event facts from Bellator 217.
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General
Betting favorites went 3-1 on the main card.
Betting favorites improved to 3-0 (with one no-contest) in Bellator main events this year.
Total fight time for the four-bout main card was 36:40.
Fight card
Gallagher improved to 1-1 since he dropped to the bantamweight division in August.
Gallagher has earned seven of his eight career victories by stoppage.
Gallagher has earned four of his five Bellator victories by stoppage.
Gallagher has earned all of his career stoppage victories by submission.
Graham has suffered all four of his career losses by stoppage.
Graham suffered the first submission loss of his career.
Peter Queally (11-5-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) has suffered all four of his career losses by decision.
Richie Smullen (4-1-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) earned the first decision victory of his career.
Adam Gustab (3-4 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) fell to 1-4 in his past five fights dating back to February 2017.
Gustab suffered the first decision loss of his career.
Charlie Ward (6-3 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) improved to 3-0 since he returned to the middleweight division in November 2017. He’s 5-0 overall in his career at the weight class.
Ward has earned all of his career stoppage victories by knockout.
Jamie Stephenson (4-3 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) fell to 1-3 in his past four fights dating back to May 2013.
Stephenson has suffered all three of his career losses by stoppage.
For complete coverage of Bellator 217, check out the MMA Events section of the site.
