Neiman Gracie vs Goiti Yamauchi: Preview, Where to watch, and Betting odds

Neiman Gracie and Goiti Yamauchi face off in the main event of Bellator 284 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Neiman hopes to return immediately from his split decision loss to Logan Storley this February. Yamauchi is on a two-match-winning streak coming off an impressive Welterweight debut win last time out. The fight will take place in the Welterweight division between two of Bellator’s best grapplers.

Location: Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Date: 13.08.2022, 04:00

Where to watch: Showtime

The 33-year-old Brazilian comes from a family of Jiu-Jitsu exponents. After a successful career in Jiu-Jitsu, including getting a black belt, he transitioned to mixed martial arts debuting in Bellator in 2014 via WSOF, where he was unbeaten. He immediately accumulated six submissions in seven fights in the promotion before losing, for the first time, at the semi-finals of the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix to Rory MacDonald in June 2019.

Gracie has lost three times in Bellator, and his last loss in Bellator 266 was in a match-up that mainly was conducted standing-up. Gracie has only one knockout win in his Bellator career.

• Age: 33
• Height: 6’ 0”
• Weight: 170 lbs
• Reach: 74”
• Total fights: 14
• Record: 11-3-0

Goiti Yamauchi is a Japanese-Brazilian who has competed in the Featherweight, Lightweight, and Welterweight divisions in Bellator. Starting very early in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, he turned professional at 17, fighting in several regional promotions in Brazil. His Bellator debut was against Musa Toliver in September 2013 at Bellator 99. He won the bout via submission due to a first-round rear-naked choke. After several fights in Featherweight, Yamauchi moved up to Lightweight, where he continued to excel. This April, he moved up again to Welterweight with a win over Levan Chokheli at Bellator 279. He won the bout via armbar submission in the first round.

The 29-year-old has amassed eye-catching records in the promotion. These include: the most submission wins in Bellator MMA history with nine and tied for most submission wins in Bellator Lightweight division history with five. He is also the First fighter in Bellator MMA history to earn wins in three weight classes and the first fighter in Bellator MMA history to earn stoppages in three weight classes.

• Age: 29
• Height: 5’ 10”
• Weight: 170 lbs
• Reach: 74”
• Total fights: 32
• Record: 27-5-0

Both fighters are equally matched due to their similar fighting styles. However, Gracie is a slight underdog with a win for him priced at 1.88 odds on 22bet.

Goiti is priced at 1.784 odds for the win on 1xbet.