The fight lasted all three regulated rounds and ended with the victory of the Russian by unanimous decision of the judges - 29:28, 30:27, 30:27.
For Usman Nurmagomedov, this was the debut fight under the auspices of Bellator.
He is the cousin of ex-UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Also, within Bellator 255, Russian Khalid Murtazaliev defeated Brazilian Fabio Aguyar on points, and Magomed Magomedov won the fight with American CJ Hamilton with a choke hold.
Earlier, Nurmagomedov told why he considers Ronaldo the best footballer in history.