Steenis vs Dantas

Who won Steenis vs Dantas?

Costello van Steenis beat Joao Vitor Dantas by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of PFL 2024 Championships, on Friday 29th November 2024 at The Mayadeen in Riyadh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Steenis vs Dantas stats

Costello van Steenis stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Joao Vitor Dantas made his way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Costello van Steenis' 1st fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Joao Vitor Dantas marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Costello van Steenis' PFL record stood at 1-0-0, while Joao Vitor Dantas' came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Dantas had a massive power advantage over Steenis, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Steenis' 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Steenis had a massive advantage over Dantas, boasting a 47% submission rate over Dantas' 0%.

Costello van Steenis was the older man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Dantas had a height advantage of 1 inch over Steenis.

Steenis was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 10 years and 11 months later than Dantas, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 22 more professional rounds, 35 to Dantas' 13.

Steenis vs Dantas form

Costello van Steenis had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Gregory Babene at Bellator Champions Series: Paris on 17th May 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, he had lost to Douglas Lima at Bellator MMA Paris on 12th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kamil Oniszczuk at Bellator Milan on 29th October 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Allianz Cloud Arena, Milan, Italy.

Before that, he had defeated Fabian Edwards at Bellator Euro Series 8 on 26th September 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Allianz Cloud, Milan.

He had been beaten by John Salter at Bellator 233 on 8th November 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at WinStar World Casino, Thackerville, United States.

Activity check

Steenis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Steenis vs Dantas start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:30 PM UTC , which was 9:30 AM EST or 6:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:30 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Steenis vs Dantas?

Costello van Steenis was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Joao Vitor Dantas made his way into the ring at 11/2 (+550) with oddsmakers.