Hamel vs Wilde

Who won Hamel vs Wilde?

Tim Wilde beat Mike Hamel by knockout in the 3rd round during the prelims of Bellator 301, on Friday 17th November 2023 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

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 Wilde stats

Mike Hamel stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Tim Wilde made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Tim Wilde marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Mike Hamel's Bellator record stood at 4-3-0, while Tim Wilde's came in at 5-3-1.

The stats suggested Hamel had a slight advantage in power over Wilde, with a 40% knock out percentage over Wilde's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Wilde had a slight advantage over Hamel, with a 6% submission rate over Hamel's 0%.

Mike Hamel was the younger man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

Wilde had a height advantage of 4 inches over Hamel. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Hamel was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 years later than Wilde, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 11 less professional rounds, 41 to Wilde's 52.

Hamel vs Wilde form

Hamel had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Nick Browne at Bellator 293 on 31st March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Killys Mota at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Bryce Logan at Bellator 265 on 20th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Before that, he had lost to Usman Nurmagomedov at Bellator 255 on 2nd April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had been beaten by Bruno Souza at LFA 72 on 26th July 2019 by unanimous decision in the 3rd round at Comerica Theatre, Phoenix.

Tim Wilde had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Chris Gonzalez at Bellator MMA Paris on 12th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, he had won against Saul Rogers at Bellator Milan on 29th October 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Allianz Cloud Arena, Milan, Italy.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Alfie Davis at Bellator 281 on 13th May 2022 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Yves Landu at Bellator London on 1st October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, London, England.

He had been defeated by Brent Primus at Bellator Birmingham on 4th May 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Mike Hamel had last fought 1 year, 6 months and 2 days ago, while Tim Wilde's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 21 days ago.

Hamel's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Wilde's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 30 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 Hamel vs Wilde?

Mike Hamel was a 4/9 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Tim Wilde made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.