Cappelozza vs Scheffel

Who won Cappelozza vs Scheffel?

Bruno Henrique Cappelozza beat Matheus Scheffel by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of PFL 2, on Friday 7th April 2023 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Cappelozza vs Scheffel stats

Bruno Henrique Cappelozza stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Matheus Scheffel made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out.

Bruno Henrique Cappelozza's PFL record stood at 5-2-0, while Matheus Scheffel's came in at 2-3-0.

The stats suggested Cappelozza had a large advantage in power over Scheffel, boasting a 93% knock out percentage over Scheffel's 71%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Cappelozza and Scheffel would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Bruno Henrique Cappelozza was the older man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Cappelozza was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 2 months earlier than Scheffel, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 38 to Scheffel's 46.

Cappelozza vs Scheffel form

Cappelozza had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Matheus Scheffel at PFL 2022 #5 on 24th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Stuart Austin at PFL 2022 #2 on 28th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ante Delija at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Jamelle Jones at PFL 2021 #8 on 19th August 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

He was victorious against Mo DeReese at PFL 2021 #6 on 25th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Activity check

Cappelozza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Scheffel's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 1 day. 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 Cappelozza vs Scheffel?

Bruno Henrique Cappelozza was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Matheus Scheffel made his way into the ring at 6/4 (+150) with oddsmakers.