Fernandes vs Belingon

Who won Fernandes vs Belingon?

Bibiano Fernandes beat Kevin Belingon by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of ONE 171, on Thursday 20th February 2025 at Lusail Sports Arena in Lusail.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Bibiano Fernandes.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Fernandes vs Belingon stats

Bibiano Fernandes stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Kevin Belingon made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Bibiano Fernandes' 16th fight in the One Championship, having made his debut for the promotion in 2012. Kevin Belingon marked his 22nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2012.

Bibiano Fernandes' One Championship record stood at 13-3-0, while Kevin Belingon's came in at 11-11-0.

The stats suggested Belingon had a massive power advantage over Fernandes, boasting a 40% knock out percentage over Fernandes' 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Fernandes had a large advantage over Belingon, boasting a 38% submission rate over Belingon's 15%.

Bibiano Fernandes was the older man by 8 years, at 45 years old.

Fernandes had a height advantage of 2 inches over Belingon.

Fernandes was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2004, 2 years and 8 months earlier than Belingon, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 78 to Belingon's 63.

Fernandes vs Belingon form

Bibiano Fernandes had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Stephen Loman at ONE on Prime Video 4 on 18th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore, Singapore.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by John Lineker at ONE Championship on 11th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round in their ONE Bantamweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he had won against Kevin Belingon at ONE Championship – Century – Part 2 on 13th October 2019 by submission in the 2nd round in their ONE Bantamweight championship fight at Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan.

Before that, he had beaten Kevin Belingon at ONE Championship – A New Era on 31st March 2019 by submission in the 3rd round in their ONE Bantamweight championship fight at Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo.

He had been defeated by Kevin Belingon at ONE Championship – Heart of the Lion on 9th November 2018 by split decision in their ONE Bantamweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Belingon had lost to all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jae Woong Kim at ONE on Prime Video 4 on 18th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore, Singapore.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Won Il Kwon at ONE Championship – Winter Warriors 2 on 17th December 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by John Lineker at ONE Championship – Inside the Matrix 3 on 13th November 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Before that, he had lost to Bibiano Fernandes at ONE Championship – Century – Part 2 on 13th October 2019 by submission in the 2nd round in their ONE Bantamweight championship fight at Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan.

He had been beaten by Bibiano Fernandes at ONE Championship – A New Era on 31st March 2019 by submission in the 3rd round in their ONE Bantamweight championship fight at Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Kevin Belingon had been fighting more than Bibiano Fernandes.

Going to this contest, Bibiano Fernandes had last fought 2 years, 6 months and 5 days ago, while Kevin Belingon's last outing had been 2 years, 6 months and 5 days ago.

Fernandes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 6 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Belingon's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Fernandes vs Belingon start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:40 PM UTC , which was 10:40 AM EST or 7:40 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:40 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Fernandes vs Belingon?

Bibiano Fernandes was a 2/11 (-560) favourite going into the contest, while Kevin Belingon made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.