Rosta vs Jeffery

Who won Rosta vs Jeffery?

Aaron Jeffery beat Dalton Rosta by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 298 – Storley vs. Ward, on Friday 11th August 2023 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Aaron Jeffery.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Rosta vs Jeffery stats

Dalton Rosta stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Aaron Jeffery made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Dalton Rosta's 10th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Aaron Jeffery marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Dalton Rosta's Bellator record stood at 9-1-0, while Aaron Jeffery's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Jeffery had an advantage in power over Rosta, with a 69% knock out percentage over Rosta's 57%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Jeffery had a slight advantage over Rosta, with a 8% submission rate over Rosta's 0%.

Dalton Rosta was the younger man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Jeffery had a height advantage of 2 inches over Rosta. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Rosta was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 4 years and 5 months later than Jeffery, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 26 less professional rounds, 25 to Jeffery's 51.

Rosta vs Jeffery form

Jeffery had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Fabian Edwards at Bellator Champions Series: Belfast on 22nd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, Belfast, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Dalton Rosta at Bellator 298 – Storley vs. Ward on 11th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by John Salter at Bellator 293 on 31st March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula.

Before that, he had beaten Austin Vanderford at Bellator 284 on 12th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

He had defeated Fabio Aguiar at Bellator 282 on 24th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

Rosta's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Jeffery's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Rosta vs Jeffery?

Dalton Rosta was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Aaron Jeffery made his way into the ring at 8/5 (+160) with oddsmakers.