Valente vs Bekoev

Who won Valente vs Bekoev?

Azamat Bekoev beat Renato Valente by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of LFA 152, on Friday 10th February 2023 at Grand Casino Hotel & Resort in Shawnee.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Azamat Bekoev.

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).

Valente vs Bekoev stats

Renato Valente stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Azamat Bekoev made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Renato Valente's LFA record stood at 3-3-0, while Azamat Bekoev's came in at 3-0-0.

The stats suggested Bekoev had a large advantage in power over Valente, boasting a 36% knock out percentage over Valente's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bekoev had a slight advantage over Valente, with a 57% submission rate over Valente's 50%.

Renato Valente was the older man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Bekoev had a height advantage of 1 inch over Valente.

Valente was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 months earlier than Bekoev, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 6 less professional rounds, 38 to Bekoev's 44.

Activity check

Valente's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Valente vs Bekoev?

Renato Valente was a 9/2 (+450) underdog going into the contest, while Azamat Bekoev made his way into the ring at 1/7 (-710) with oddsmakers.