Hines vs Valdez

Who won Hines vs Valdez?

Alvin Hines beat Billy Ray Valdez by knockout in the 3rd round during the co-main event of LFA 206, on Friday 11th April 2025 at Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Hines vs Valdez stats

Alvin Hines 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 2 by submission.

Billy Ray Valdez made his way to the cage with a record of 2 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Alvin Hines' 5th fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Billy Ray Valdez marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Alvin Hines' LFA record stood at 5-0-0, while Billy Ray Valdez's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Valdez had a large advantage in power over Hines, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Hines' 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Hines and Valdez would have been pretty equal, both with a 50% submission rate.

Alvin Hines was the older man by 33 years, at 33 years old.

Hines had a height advantage of 1 inch over Valdez.

Hines was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2023, 1 month later than Valdez, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 14 to Valdez's 11.

Activity check

Hines' last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Hines vs Valdez start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:40 AM UTC , which was 10:40 PM EST or 7:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Hines vs Valdez?

Alvin Hines was a 2/15 (-770) favourite going into the contest, while Billy Ray Valdez made his way into the ring at 22/5 (+440) with oddsmakers.