Barzola vs Bates

Who won Barzola vs Bates?

Enrique Barzola beat Jaylon Bates by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 298 – Storley vs. Ward, on Friday 11th August 2023 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Enrique Barzola.

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).

Barzola vs Bates stats

Enrique Barzola stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 7 losses and 2 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Jaylon Bates made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 6 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws and 4 by submission.

Enrique Barzola's Bellator record stood at 4-2-0, while Jaylon Bates' came in at 7-1-0.

The stats suggested Barzola had a large advantage in power over Bates, boasting a 26% knock out percentage over Bates' 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bates had a massive advantage over Barzola, boasting a 67% submission rate over Barzola's 21%.

Enrique Barzola was the older man by 7 years, at 34 years old.

Bates had a height advantage of 2 inches over Barzola. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Barzola was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 22 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 11 years and 4 months later than Bates, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 55 more professional rounds, 75 to Bates' 20.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jaylon Bates had been fighting more than Enrique Barzola.

Going to this contest, Enrique Barzola had last fought 1 year, 10 months and 2 days ago, while Jaylon Bates' last outing had been 1 year, 9 months and 4 days ago.

Barzola's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

Bates' last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Barzola vs Bates?

Enrique Barzola was a 21/50 (-240) favourite going into the contest, while Jaylon Bates made his way into the ring at 13/8 (+160) with oddsmakers.