Hill vs Bell

Who won Hill vs Bell?

Josh Hill beat Cass Bell by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 292, on Friday 10th March 2023 at SAP Center in San Jose.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Josh Hill.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Hill vs Bell stats

Josh Hill stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Cass Bell made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Josh Hill's Bellator record stood at 4-3-0, while Cass Bell's came in at 6-3-0.

The stats suggested Hill had a slight advantage in power over Bell, with a 24% knock out percentage over Bell's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bell had a massive advantage over Hill, boasting a 60% submission rate over Hill's 19%.

Josh Hill was the same age as Cass Bell, at 37 years old.

Bell had a height advantage of 4 inches over Hill. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Hill was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 8 years and 7 months earlier than Bell, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 53 more professional rounds, 75 to Bell's 22.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Josh Hill had been fighting more than Cass Bell.

Going to this contest, Josh Hill had last fought 2 years, 4 months and 25 days ago, while Cass Bell's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 19 days ago.

Hill's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Bell's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 11 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hill vs Bell?

Josh Hill was a 11/50 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Cass Bell made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.