Clarke vs Hudson

Who won Clarke vs Hudson?

Ciaran Clarke beat Rafael Hudson by submission in the 3rd round during the main card of Bellator 285, on Friday 23rd September 2022 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Clarke vs Hudson stats

Ciaran Clarke stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 4 wins, zero loses and 0 draws and 2 by submission.

Rafael Hudson made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 2 of those wins by knock out and 3 by submission.

The stats suggested Hudson had a massive power advantage over Clarke, boosting at 40% knock out percentage over Clarke's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hudson had a slight advantage over Clarke, with a 60% submission rate over Clarke's 50%.

Ciaran Clarke was the same age as Rafael Hudson, at years old.

Clarke was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 3 year later than Hudson, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 19 to Hudson's 19.

Clarke vs Hudson form

Clarke remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Rafael Hudson at Bellator 285 on 23rd September 2022 by in the 3rd round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Abou Tounkara at Bellator MMA on 25th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Going into that contest, he had beat Jordan Barton at Bellator MMA on 5th November 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin.

Before that, he had defeated Jean N Doye at Bellator 248 on 10th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

He had won against George Courtney at Bellator 227 on 27th September 2019 by unanimous decision in the 3rd round at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland.

Activity check

Clarke's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Clarke vs Hudson?

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