Nascimento vs Hodge

Who won Nascimento vs Hodge?

Jerrell Hodge beat Rafael do Nascimento by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of LFA 155, on Friday 24th March 2023 at Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino in Niagara Falls.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jerrell Hodge.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Nascimento vs Hodge stats

Rafael do Nascimento stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Jerrell Hodge made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Rafael do Nascimento's 6th fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Rafael do Nascimento's LFA record stood at 4-2-0, while Jerrell Hodge's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Nascimento had a slight advantage in power over Hodge, with a 13% knock out percentage over Hodge's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nascimento had a massive advantage over Hodge, boasting a 75% submission rate over Hodge's 44%.

Rafael do Nascimento was the younger man by 35 years, at years old.

Hodge had a height advantage of 1 inch over Nascimento.

Nascimento was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 7 months earlier than Hodge, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 27 to Hodge's 35.

Activity check

Nascimento's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Nascimento vs Hodge?

Rafael do Nascimento was a 3/4 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Jerrell Hodge made his way into the ring at 19/20 (-110) with oddsmakers.