Bell vs Scoggins

Who won Bell vs Scoggins?

Cass Bell beat Jared Scoggins by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 289, on Friday 9th December 2022 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Cass Bell.

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).

Bell vs Scoggins stats

Cass Bell stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Jared Scoggins made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

Cass Bell's Bellator record stood at 6-3-0, while Jared Scoggins' came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Scoggins had an advantage in power over Bell, with a 40% knock out percentage over Bell's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bell had a massive advantage over Scoggins, boasting a 60% submission rate over Scoggins' 0%.

Cass Bell was the older man by 7 years, at 37 years old.

Bell had a height advantage of 3 inches over Scoggins. Despite this, Scoggins had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Bell was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 6 years and 10 months later than Scoggins, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 22 to Scoggins' 30.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jared Scoggins had been fighting more than Cass Bell.

Going to this contest, Cass Bell had last fought 6 years, 10 months and 1 day ago, while Jared Scoggins' last outing had been 3 years, 3 months and 10 days ago.

What were the odds on Bell vs Scoggins?

Cass Bell was a 4/1 (+400) underdog going into the contest, while Jared Scoggins made his way into the ring at 1/6 (-590) with oddsmakers.