Mattos vs Palencia

Who won Mattos vs Palencia?

Matheus Mattos beat Richard Palencia by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of Bellator 301, on Friday 17th November 2023 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

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).

Mattos vs Palencia stats

Matheus Mattos stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Richard Palencia made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 3 by submission.

This was Matheus Mattos' 4th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020.

Matheus Mattos' Bellator record stood at 2-2-0, while Richard Palencia's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Mattos had a massive power advantage over Palencia, boasting a 54% knock out percentage over Palencia's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mattos had a slight advantage over Palencia, with a 31% submission rate over Palencia's 30%.

Matheus Mattos was the younger man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Palencia had a height advantage of 2 inches over Mattos. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Mattos was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 14 years and 2 months later than Palencia, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 39 to Palencia's 32.

Activity check

Mattos' last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Palencia's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 2 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Mattos vs Palencia?

Matheus Mattos was a 4/9 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Richard Palencia made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.