Castro vs Alves

Who won Castro vs Alves?

Natalia Alves beat Adriele Castro by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of LFA 183, on Friday 3rd May 2024 at Ribalta Espaço Multieventos in Rio de Janeiro.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Natalia Alves.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Castro vs Alves stats

Adriele Castro stepped into the octagon with a record of 3 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Natalia Alves made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 4 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Adriele Castro's 1st fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Natalia Alves marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Adriele Castro's LFA record stood at 0-1-0, while Natalia Alves' came in at 2-0-0.

The stats suggested Castro had a massive power advantage over Alves, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Alves' 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Alves had an advantage over Castro, with a 50% submission rate over Castro's 33%.

Adriele Castro was the younger man by 1 year, at 22 years old.

Castro was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2022, 1 year and 6 months later than Alves, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 12 to Alves' 12.

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What were the odds on Castro vs Alves?

Adriele Castro was a 7/2 (+350) underdog going into the contest, while Natalia Alves made his way into the ring at 2/11 (-560) with oddsmakers.