Stots vs Hill

Who won Stots vs Hill?

Raufeon Stots beat Josh Hill by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 258, on Friday 7th May 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Raufeon Stots.

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).

Stots vs Hill stats

Raufeon Stots stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Josh Hill made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Josh Hill marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Raufeon Stots' Bellator record stood at 8-1-0, while Josh Hill's came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested that Stots and Hill have similar power, both with a 20% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Stots had a slight advantage over Hill, with a 27% submission rate over Hill's 20%.

Raufeon Stots was the younger man by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Stots had a height advantage of 1 inch over Hill. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Stots was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 years and 7 months later than Hill, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 18 less professional rounds, 60 to Hill's 78.

Stots vs Hill form

Stots had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Danny Sabatello at Bellator 289 on 9th December 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Juan Archuleta at Bellator 279 on 23rd April 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Magomed Magomedov at Bellator 264 on 13th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he was victorious against Josh Hill at Bellator 258 on 7th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had won against Keith Lee at Bellator 253 on 19th November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

Stots' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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