Bellato vs Santos

Who won Bellato vs Santos?

Rodolfo Bellato beat Acacio dos Santos by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of LFA 159, on Saturday 27th May 2023 at CIDE Casa Branca Sports Complex in Caraguatatuba.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Rodolfo Bellato.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Bellato vs Santos stats

Rodolfo Bellato stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Acacio dos Santos made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 5 loses and 0 draws, with 7 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Bellato had a slight advantage in power over Santos, with a 56% knock out percentage over Santos' 47%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bellato had a massive advantage over Santos, boasting at 44% submission rate over Santos' 0%.

Rodolfo Bellato was the younger man by 31 years, at years old.

Santos had a height advantage of 1 inch over Bellato.

Bellato was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 9 years and 9 months earlier than Santos, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 35 less professional rounds, 18 to Santos' 53.

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Bellato's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Bellato vs Santos?

Rodolfo Bellato was a 21/50 (-240) favourite going into the contest, while Acacio dos Santos made his way into the ring at 13/8 (+160) with oddsmakers.