Hamel vs Browne

Who won Hamel vs Browne?

Mike Hamel beat Nick Browne by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of Bellator 293, on Friday 31st March 2023 at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Hamel vs Browne stats

Mike Hamel stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Nick Browne made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Mike Hamel's Bellator record stood at 4-3-0, while Nick Browne's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Hamel had a slight advantage in power over Browne, with a 33% knock out percentage over Browne's 23%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Browne had a massive advantage over Hamel, boasting a 46% submission rate over Hamel's 0%.

Mike Hamel was the younger man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Browne had a height advantage of 5 inches over Hamel. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Hamel was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 10 months later than Browne, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 41 to Browne's 32.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Nick Browne had been fighting more than Mike Hamel.

Going to this contest, Mike Hamel had last fought 2 years, 7 months and 22 days ago, while Nick Browne's last outing had been 2 years, 9 months and 9 days ago.

Hamel's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Browne's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hamel vs Browne?

Mike Hamel was a 8/15 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Nick Browne made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.