Wetzell vs Nascimento

Who won Wetzell vs Nascimento?

Rafael do Nascimento beat Justin Wetzell by knockout in the 2nd round during the co-main event of LFA 147, on Friday 18th November 2022 at WinnaVegas Casino Resort in Sloan.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Wetzell vs Nascimento stats

Justin Wetzell stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Rafael do Nascimento made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 6 by submission.

This was Justin Wetzell's 5th fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Rafael do Nascimento marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Justin Wetzell's LFA record stood at 4-1-0, while Rafael do Nascimento's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Wetzell had a massive power advantage over Nascimento, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Nascimento's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nascimento had a massive advantage over Wetzell, boasting a 86% submission rate over Wetzell's 0%.

Justin Wetzell was the older man by 33 years, at 33 years old.

Wetzell had a height advantage of 3 inches over Nascimento.

Wetzell's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Nascimento's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 5 months later than Nascimento, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 31 to Nascimento's 27.

Activity check

Wetzell's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Wetzell vs Nascimento?

Justin Wetzell was a 2/7 (-340) favourite going into the contest, while Rafael do Nascimento made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.