Bellator put on its third event of the year Friday with Bellator 292, which took place at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.
The lightweight grand prix got its start on the card with a pair of quarterfinal matchups. Reigning champion Usman Nurmagomedov (17-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) made his first step in defending through the tournament when he quickly stopped former UFC and WEC champ Benson Henderson (30-12 MMA, 7-7 BMMA) by first-round submission.
For more on the numbers behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check out MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from Bellator 292.
Event stats
Betting favorites went 8-2 on the card.
Betting favorites improved to 3-0 in Bellator main events this year.
Total fight time for the 10-bout card was 1:22:17.
Usman Nurmagomedov def. Benson Henderson
Nurmagomedov’s five-fight Bellator winning streak at lightweight is the longest active streak in the division.
Nurmagomedov has earned 14 of his 17 career victories by stoppage.
Henderson retired from MMA competition after his loss.
Henderson fell to 0-3 in Bellator title fights.
Henderson has suffered both of his Bellator stoppage losses by knockout.
Alexander Shabliy def. Tofiq Musayev
Alexander Shabliy’s (23-3 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) four-fight Bellator winning streak at lightweight is the second-longest active streak in the division behind Nurmagomedov (five).
Shabliy has earned 19 of his 23 career victories by stoppage.
Tofiq Musayev (19-5 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) has suffered four of his five career losses by stoppage.
Musayev suffered the first knockout loss of his career.
Linton Vassell def. Valentin Moldavsky
Linton Vassell’s (23-8 MMA, 11-5 BMMA) five-fight Bellator winning streak at heavyweight is the third-longest active streak in the division.
Vassell improved to 5-1 since he moved up to the heavyweight division in March 2019.
Vassell has earned 18 of his 23 career victories by stoppage.
Vassell has earned all four of his Bellator heavyweight victories by knockout.
Valentin Moldavsky (11-3 MMA, 6-2 BMMA) suffered the first stoppage loss of his career with a knockout defeat.
Michael Page def. Goiti Yamauchi
Michael Page’s (21-2 MMA, 17-2 BMMA) 17 victories in Bellator competition are fourth-most in company history behind Patricio Freire (22), A.J. McKee (19) and Michael Chandler (18).
Page’s 14 victories in Bellator welterweight competition are tied with Lima for second-most in divisional history behind Koreshkov (15).
Page’s 11 knockout victories in Bellator competition are most in company history.
Page’s 10 stoppage victories in Bellator welterweight competition are for most in divisional history.
Page’s nine knockout victories in Bellator welterweight competition are most in divisional history.
Goiti Yamauchi (28-6 MMA, 14-5 BMMA) fell to 2-1 since he moved up to the Bellator welterweight division in March 2022.
Yamauchi suffered the first stoppage loss of his career with a TKO defeat.
Enrique Barzola def. Erik Perez
Enrique Barzola (19-7-2 MMA, 3-2 BMMA) improved to 2-1-1 since he dropped to the bantamweight division in March 2019.
Josh Hill def. Cass Bell
Khalid Murtazaliev def. Tony Johnson
Tony Johnson (9-4 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) has suffered both of his Bellator losses by decision.
Dovletzhan Yagshimuradov def. Julius Anglickas
Julius Anglickas’ (10-4 MMA, 3-3 BMMA) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since April 2021.
Anglickas suffered the first decision loss of his career.
Laird Anderson def. Rogelio Luna
Laird Anderson (4-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) has earned three of his four career victories by stoppage.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for Bellator 292.
