Maddalena vs Hafez

Who won Maddalena vs Hafez?

Jack Della Maddalena beat Bassil Hafez by split decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night – Holm vs. Bueno Silva, on Saturday 15th July 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Jack Della Maddalena.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Maddalena vs Hafez stats

Jack Della Maddalena stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Bassil Hafez made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Jack Della Maddalena's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Bassil Hafez marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Jack Della Maddalena's UFC record stood at 8-0-0, while Bassil Hafez's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Maddalena had a massive power advantage over Hafez, boasting a 79% knock out percentage over Hafez's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hafez had a large advantage over Maddalena, boasting a 38% submission rate over Maddalena's 14%.

Jack Della Maddalena was the younger man by 5 years, at 28 years old.

Maddalena was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 months later than Hafez, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 39 to Hafez's 39.

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Maddalena's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Maddalena vs Hafez?

Jack Della Maddalena was a 4/25 (-630) favourite going into the contest, while Bassil Hafez made his way into the ring at 87/20 (+430) with oddsmakers.