Bellator 268 took place Saturday with a 12-fight card from the Footprint Center in Phoenix.
The light heavyweight grand prix finals were determined at the top of the card. Vadim Nemkov (14-2 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) defended his title with a fourth-round TKO of Julius Anglickas (10-2 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) in the main event, while Corey Anderson (16-4 BMMA, 3-0 BMMA) wasted no time securing a TKO of Ryan Bader (28-7 MMA, 6-2 BMMA) in the co-headliner.
For more on the numbers, check below for 30 post-event facts about Bellator 268.
Event stats
Betting favorites went 10-1 on the card. One fight had even odds.
Betting favorites improved to 9-4 in Bellator main events this year.
Total fight time for the 12-bout card was 1:48:33.
Vadim Nemkov def. Julius Anglickas
Vadim Nemkov
Nemkov’s seven-fight Bellator winning streak at light heavyweight is the longest active streak in the division.
Nemkov has earned 12 of his 14 career victories by stoppage.
Anglickas has suffered both of his career losses by submission.
Corey Anderson def. Ryan Bader
Corey Anderson
Anderson’s three-fight Bellator winning streak at light heavyweight is the second longest active streak in the division behind Nemkov (seven).
Anderson has earned all three of his Bellator victories by knockout.
Bader fell to 6-2 (with one no contest) since he moved to Bellator from UFC in June 2017.
Bader has suffered all seven of his career losses by stoppage.
Brent Primus def. Benson Henderson
Brent Primus
Brent Primus’ (11-2 MMA, 9-2 BMMA) nine victories in Bellator lightweight competition are tied for third most in divisional history behind Michael Chandler (15) and Patricky Freire (14).
Benson Henderson’s (28-11 MMA, 5-6 BMMA) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since September 2019.
Henderson was unsuccessful in his return to the lightweight division.
Henderson has suffered five of his six Bellator losses by decision.
Henry Corrales def. Vladyslav Parubchenko
Henry Corrales
Henry Corrales (19-6 MMA, 7-6 BMMA) improved to 1-1 since he dropped to the Bellator bantamweight division in May 2021
Karl Albrektsson def. Dovletzhan Yagshimuradov
Karl Albrektsoon
Karl Albrektsson (11-3 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) has earned both of his Bellator victories by decision.
Dovletzhan Yagshimuradov (18-7-1 MMA, 0-2 BMMA) suffered his first decision loss since Oct. 18, 2014 – a span of 2,555 days (nearly seven years) and 12 fights.
Mukhamed Berkhamov def. Jaleel Willis
Mukhamed Berkhamov
Mukhamed Berkhamov (14-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) has earned 11 of his 14 career victories by stoppage.
Jaleel Willis (15-3 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) suffered the first submission loss of his career.
Nick Browne def. Bobby Lee
Bobby Lee
Bobby Lee’s (12-7 MMA, 0-3 BMMA) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since September 2020.
Lee has suffered all three of his career stoppage losses by submission.
Javier Torres def. Gregory Milliard
Gregory Milliard
Gregory Milliard (11-7 MMA, 1-3 BMMA) has suffered all three of his Bellator losses by decision.
Sumiko Inaba def. Randi Field
Sumiko Inaba
Sumiko Inaba’s (3-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) three-fight Bellator winning streak at women’s flyweight is tied for the second longest active streak in the division behind Juliana Velasquez (seven).
Inaba’s three stoppage victories in Bellator women’s flyweight competition are tied for third most in divisional history behind Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (seven) and Denise Kielholtz (five).
Inaba earned the first submission victory of her career.
Randi Field (2-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) had her two-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of her career.
Lance Gibson Jr. def. Raymond Pina
Lance Gibson Jr.
Lance Gibson Jr. (5-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) has earned four of his five career victories by stoppage.
Gibson Jr. has earned both of his Bellator stoppage victories by knockout.
Raymond Pina (9-5 MMA, 0-2 BMMA) has suffered all five of his career losses by stoppage.
Pina suffered the first knockout loss of his career.
Jaylon Bates def. Raphael Montini
Jaylon Bates
Jaylon Bates (4-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) has earned three of his four career victories by stoppage.
Bates has earned all three of his career stoppage victories by submission.
Raphael Montini (5-5 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) has suffered all five of his career losses by stoppage.
Sullivan Cauley def. Deon Clash
Sullivan Cauley
Sullivan Cauley (2-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) has earned both of his career victories by first-round knockout.
Deon Clash (1-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) suffered the first loss of his career with his knockout defeat.