Bellato vs Santos

Who won Bellato vs Santos?

Rodolfo Bellato beat Acacio dos Santos by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of LFA 159, on Saturday 27th May 2023 at CIDE Casa Branca Sports Complex in Caraguatatuba.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Rodolfo Bellato.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Bellato vs Santos stats

Rodolfo Bellato stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Acacio dos Santos made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Rodolfo Bellato's 4th fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Rodolfo Bellato's LFA record stood at 4-0-0, while Acacio dos Santos' came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Bellato had a slight advantage in power over Santos, with a 56% knock out percentage over Santos' 47%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bellato had a massive advantage over Santos, boasting a 44% submission rate over Santos' 0%.

Rodolfo Bellato was the younger man by 33 years, at years old.

Santos had a height advantage of 1 inch over Bellato.

Bellato was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 11 years and 7 months earlier than Santos, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 28 less professional rounds, 25 to Santos' 53.

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Bellato's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Bellato vs Santos?

Rodolfo Bellato was a 21/50 (-240) favourite going into the contest, while Acacio dos Santos made his way into the ring at 13/8 (+160) with oddsmakers.