Hodge vs Alves

Who won Hodge vs Alves?

Marciley Alves beat Jerrell Hodge by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of Bellator 298 – Storley vs. Ward, on Friday 11th August 2023 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Hodge vs Alves stats

Jerrell Hodge stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Marciley Alves made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

Jerrell Hodge's Bellator record stood at 0-1-0, while Marciley Alves' came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Alves had a massive power advantage over Hodge, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Hodge's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hodge had a massive advantage over Alves, boasting a 40% submission rate over Alves' 0%.

Jerrell Hodge was the older man by 10 years, at 34 years old.

Hodge had a height advantage of 3 inches over Alves.

Hodge was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 3 months earlier than Alves, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 35 to Alves' 27.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Marciley Alves had been fighting more than Jerrell Hodge.

Going to this contest, Jerrell Hodge had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 4 days ago, while Marciley Alves' last outing had been 1 year, 11 months and 15 days ago.

What were the odds on Hodge vs Alves?

Jerrell Hodge was a 10/11 (-100) underdog going into the contest, while Marciley Alves made his way into the ring at 10/11 (-120) with oddsmakers.