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Bellator 215 post-event facts: Mitrione vs. Kharitonov no-contest among shortest in MMA history

The first half of Bellator’s weekend doubleheader went down on Friday with Bellator 215. Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., hosted the event, which aired on Paramount and streamed on DAZN following prelims on MMAjunkie.

A heavyweight main event between Matt Mitrione (13-6 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) and Sergei Kharitonov (28-6 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) ended in a quick and disappointing manner when an accidental low blow generated a no-contest result just 15 seconds into the matchup.

For more on the numbers behind Mitrione vs. Kharitonov, as well as the other fights on the card, check below for 15 post-event facts from Bellator 215.

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General

Betting favorites went 3-1 on the main card. One fight ended in a no-contest.

Betting favorites remained 1-0 in Bellator main events this year because of the no-contest in the Mitrione vs. Kharitonov headliner.

Total fight time for the five-bout main card was 37:55.

Main card

Mitrione vs. Kharitonov marked the third shortest no-contest in Bellator/UFC/WEC/Strikeforce/PRIDE combined history at just 15 seconds. Only Marius Zaromskis vs. Waachim Spiritwolf (six seconds) at Strikeforce Challengers 12 and Kevin Casey vs. Antonio Carlos Junior (11 seconds) at UFC Fight Night 80 were faster.

Mitrione’s 15-second bout was the shortest of his MMA career.

Kharitonov is 10-1 (with two no-contests) in his past 13 fights dating back to September 2011.

Logan Storley’s (10-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) five-fight Bellator winning streak in welterweight competition is tied for the third longest active streak in the division behind Michael Page (10) and Neiman Gracie (six).

Ion Pascu (18-10 MMA, 0-3 BMMA) suffered consecutive losses for the first time in his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since May.

Pascu has suffered eight of his 10 career losses by decision.

Eduardo Dantas’ (21-6 MMA, 11-3 BMMA) 11 victories in Bellator bantamweight competition are the most in divisional history.

Dantas has earned his past five victories by decision, the longest stretch of his career without a stoppage.

Dantas has earned seven of his 11 Bellator victories by decision.

John Douma (4-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) has earned all of his career victories by stoppage.

Mike Kimbel (2-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) had his two-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.

Austin Vanderford (7-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) has earned five of his seven career victories by stoppage.

For complete coverage of Bellator 215, check out the MMA Events section of the site.

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