Hamel vs Browne

Who won Hamel vs Browne?

Mike Hamel beat Nick Browne by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of Bellator 293, on Friday 31st March 2023 at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Hamel vs Browne stats

Mike Hamel stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Nick Browne made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Mike Hamel's Bellator record stood at 4-3-0, while Nick Browne's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Hamel had a slight advantage in power over Browne, with a 33% knock out percentage over Browne's 23%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Browne had a massive advantage over Hamel, boasting a 46% submission rate over Hamel's 0%.

Mike Hamel was the younger man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Browne had a height advantage of 5 inches over Hamel. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Hamel was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 10 months later than Browne, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 41 to Browne's 32.

Hamel vs Browne form

Browne had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Islam Mamedov at Bellator 286 on 1st October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Mandel Nallo at Bellator 274 on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Bobby Lee at Bellator 266 on 16th October 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Before that, he had defeated Arthur Estr zulas at LFA 97 on 15th January 2021 by unanimous decision in their LFA Lightweight championship fight at Hartman Arena, Park City.

He was victorious against Ben Egli at LFA 87 on 31st July 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Activity check

Hamel's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Browne's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hamel vs Browne?

Mike Hamel was a 8/15 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Nick Browne made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.