Wallace vs Valente

Who won Wallace vs Valente?

Randall Wallace beat Renato Valente by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of LFA 192, on Friday 13th September 2024 at Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Randall Wallace.

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).

Wallace vs Valente stats

Randall Wallace stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 10 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Renato Valente made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Randall Wallace's 2nd fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Renato Valente marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Randall Wallace's LFA record stood at 2-0-0, while Renato Valente's came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested Wallace had an advantage in power over Valente, with a 45% knock out percentage over Valente's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Wallace had an advantage over Valente, with a 45% submission rate over Valente's 33%.

Randall Wallace was the older man by 4 years, at 36 years old.

Valente had a height advantage of 1 inch over Wallace. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Wallace was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 7 months earlier than Valente, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 59 to Valente's 42.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Randall Wallace had been fighting more than Renato Valente.

Going to this contest, Randall Wallace had last fought 1 year, 5 months and 20 days ago, while Renato Valente's last outing had been 3 years, 6 months and 15 days ago.

Wallace's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

Valente's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Wallace vs Valente start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:40 AM UTC , which was 11:40 PM EST or 8:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Wallace vs Valente?

Randall Wallace was a 29/20 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Renato Valente made his way into the ring at 13/25 (-190) with oddsmakers.