Azevedo vs Biyong

Who won Azevedo vs Biyong?

Jose Augusto Azevedo beat Simon Biyong by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator MMA Paris, on Friday 12th May 2023 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jose Augusto Azevedo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Azevedo vs Biyong stats

Jose Augusto Azevedo stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Simon Biyong made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

Simon Biyong marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in June 2021.

Jose Augusto Azevedo's Bellator record stood at 2-2-0, while Simon Biyong's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Biyong had a slight advantage in power over Azevedo, with a 78% knock out percentage over Azevedo's 71%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Azevedo had a large advantage over Biyong, boasting a 29% submission rate over Biyong's 0%.

Jose Augusto Azevedo was the younger man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Biyong had a height advantage of 3 inches over Azevedo. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Azevedo's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Biyong's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 10 months earlier than Biyong, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 24 to Biyong's 27.

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Biyong's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month 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 Azevedo vs Biyong?

Jose Augusto Azevedo was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Simon Biyong made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.