Bellator 177 post-event facts: Champ Eduardo Dantas joins 10-win club

Bellator 177 took place Friday and featured a four-fight main card on Spike at Budapest Sports Arena in Hungary, and in the main event, bantamweight champion Eduardo Dantas (20-4 MMA 10-1 BMMA) narrowly avoided disaster when he defeated Leandro Higo (17-3 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) by split decision in the event’s non-title headliner.

Dantas originally had the opportunity to take the lead in Bellator title-fight wins, but Higo’s inability to make weight derailed his plans. That was one just one of several notable happenings at Bellator’s eighth show of the year.

For more, check below for 20 post-event facts about Bellator 177.

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General

Debuting fighters went 1-2 at the event.

Betting favorites went 4-0 on the card.

Betting favorites improved to 6-2 in Bellator headliners this year.

Total fight time for the four-bout main card was 44:12.

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Main card

Eduardo Dantas

Dantas became the 13th fighter in Bellator history to earn 10 victories with the promotion.

Dantas’ 10 victories in Bellator bantamweight competition are the most in divisional history.

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

Higo had his eight-fight winning streak snapped for his first defeat since April 2012.

Higo suffered his first decision loss since April 28, 2012 – a span of 1,812 days (nearly five years) and nine fights.

Daniel Weichel

Daniel Weichel (39-9 MMA 8-1 BMMA) improved to 10-1 in his past 11 fights.

Weichel’s eight victories in Bellator featherweight competition are fourth most in divisional history behind Patricio Freire (13), Daniel Straus (10) and Pat Curran (nine).

Weichel has earned five of his eight career victories by decision.

John Teixeira (21-2-2 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) had his 10-fight unbeaten streak snapped for his first defeat since June 2012.

Teixeira has suffered both of his career losses by split decision.

Lena Ovchynnikova

Lena Ovchynnikova (12-4 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) improved to 4-4 with one no-contest in her past nine fights.

Ovchynnikova earned consecutive victories for the first time since 2011.

Ovchynnikova earned the first non-submission stoppage victory of her career.

Helen Harper (4-2 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) has alternated wins and losses over her past four fights.

Harper has suffered both of her career losses by stoppage.

Anthony Taylor (1-3 MMA, 1-3 BMMA) suffered his ninth defeated in 11 combined professional and amateur fights.

Taylor has suffered all three of his career losses by rear-naked choke submission.

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