Waterman vs Polson

Who won Waterman vs Polson?

Chaz Polson beat Austin Waterman by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of LFA 170, on Friday 27th October 2023 at Dobson Arena in Vail.

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).

Waterman vs Polson stats

Austin Waterman stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 4 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Chaz Polson made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Chaz Polson marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Austin Waterman's LFA record stood at 0-1-0, while Chaz Polson's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Waterman had a large advantage in power over Polson, boasting a 25% knock out percentage over Polson's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Waterman had a massive advantage over Polson, boasting a 75% submission rate over Polson's 0%.

Austin Waterman was the older man by 31 years, at 31 years old.

Waterman had a height advantage of 1 inch over Polson.

Waterman was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2022, 2 years and 10 months later than Polson, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 2 to Polson's 4.

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What were the odds on Waterman vs Polson?

Austin Waterman was a 2/11 (-560) favourite going into the contest, while Chaz Polson made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.