The final Bellator of August went down on Friday with Bellator 244. The card took place inside the “Fightsphere” at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

A new light heavyweight champion was crowned in the main event. Vadim Nemkov (12-2 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) ended Ryan Bader’s (27-6 MMA, 5-1 BMMA) unbeaten run in the promotion and dual-weight class reign with a brutal second-round TKO.

The finish concluded the four-fight main card. For more on the numbers, check below for 30 post-event facts to come out of Bellator 244.

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General

Betting favorites went 3-1 on the main card.

Betting favorites improved to fell to 5-1 in Bellator main events this year.

Total fight time for the four-bout main card was 51:13.

Main card

Vadim Nemkov def. Ryan Bader

Nemkov became the eighth light heavyweight champion in Bellator history. It’s the most title turnover between different names of any division in company history.

Nemkov’s five-fight Bellator winning streak at light heavyweight is the longest active streak in the division.

Nemkov has earned 10 of his 11 career victories by stoppage.

Nemkov’s four stoppage victories in Bellator light heavyweight competition are tied for third most in divisional history behind Liam McGeary (eight) and Muhammed Lawal (five).

Bader fell to 5-1 (with one no contest) since he moved to Bellator from UFC in June 2017.

Bader has suffered all six of his career losses by stoppage.

Julia Budd def. Jessy Miele

Julia Budd

Julia Budd’s (14-3 MMA, 8-1 BMMA) eight victories in Bellator women’s featherweight competition are most in divisional history.

Budd has earned five of her eight Bellator victories by decision..

Jessy Miele (9-4 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) has suffered three of her four career losses by decision.

Valentin Moldavsky def. Roy Nelson

Valentin Moldavsky

Valentin Moldavsky’s (10-1 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) five-fight Bellator winning streak at heavyweight is the longest active streak in the division.

Moldavsky has earned four of his five Bellator victories by decision.

Roy Nelson’s (23-19 MMA, 1-5 BMMA) five-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since September 2017.

Nelson fell to 3-10 in his past 13 fights dating back to September 2014.

Nelson has suffered 16 of his 19 career losses by decision. That includes four of his five Bellator defeats.

John Salter def. Andrew Kapel

John Salter

John Salter’s (18-4 MMA, 8-1 BMMA) has earned 17 of his 18 career victories by stoppage. He’s finished his opponent in seven of his eight Bellator wins.

Salter’s eight victories in Bellator middleweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Alexander Shlemenko (12).

Salter’s seven stoppage victories in Bellator middleweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Shlemenko (eight).

Salter’s six submission victories in Bellator middleweight competition are most in divisional history.

Salter’s six submission victories in Bellator competition are tied for second most in company history behind Goiti Yamauchi (eight).

Andrew Kapel (14-7 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) has suffered six of his seven career losses by stoppage.

Kapel has suffered all six of his career stoppage losses by submission.

Preliminary card

Yaroslav Amosov

Yaroslav Amosov’s (24-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) 24-fight winning streak in MMA competition is longest among active Bellator fighters.

Sidney Outlaw (14-4 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) has earned both his Bellator victories by decision.

Josh Hill (20-3 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) has earned 14 of his 20 career victories by decision. That includes both of his Bellator wins.