Sweeney vs Begosso

Who won Sweeney vs Begosso?

John Sweeney beat Allan Begosso by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of LFA 160, on Friday 16th June 2023 at Owensboro Sportscenter in Owensboro.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner John Sweeney.

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).

Sweeney vs Begosso stats

John Sweeney stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Allan Begosso made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

John Sweeney's LFA record stood at 5-0-0, while Allan Begosso's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Begosso had a slight advantage in power over Sweeney, with a 43% knock out percentage over Sweeney's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Begosso had a large advantage over Sweeney, boasting a 43% submission rate over Sweeney's 17%.

John Sweeney was the older man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Sweeney had a height advantage of 3 inches over Begosso.

Sweeney was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year later than Begosso, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 36 to Begosso's 28.

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Sweeney's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 9 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Begosso's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Sweeney vs Begosso?

John Sweeney was a 11/20 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Allan Begosso made his way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.