Hamel vs Browne

Who won Hamel vs Browne?

Mike Hamel beat Nick Browne by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of Bellator 293, on Friday 31st March 2023 at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Hamel vs Browne stats

Mike Hamel stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Nick Browne made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Mike Hamel's 7th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020.

Mike Hamel's Bellator record stood at 4-3-0, while Nick Browne's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Hamel had a slight advantage in power over Browne, with a 33% knock out percentage over Browne's 23%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Browne had a massive advantage over Hamel, boasting a 46% submission rate over Hamel's 0%.

Mike Hamel was the younger man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Browne had a height advantage of 5 inches over Hamel. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Hamel was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 10 months later than Browne, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 44 to Browne's 32.

Hamel vs Browne form

Hamel had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Nick Browne at Bellator 293 on 31st March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Killys Mota at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Bryce Logan at Bellator 265 on 20th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Before that, he had lost to Usman Nurmagomedov at Bellator 255 on 2nd April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had been beaten by Bruno Souza at LFA 72 on 26th July 2019 by unanimous decision in the 3rd round at Comerica Theatre, Phoenix.

Activity check

Hamel's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Browne's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hamel vs Browne?

Mike Hamel was a 8/15 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Nick Browne made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.