Homasi vs Ward

Who won Homasi vs Ward?

Brennan Ward beat Sabah Homasi by during the main card of Bellator 290, on Saturday 4th February 2023 at Kia Forum in Inglewood.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Brennan Ward.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Homasi vs Ward stats

Sabah Homasi stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 10 loses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Brennan Ward made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 6 loses and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knock out and 4 by submission.

The stats suggested Ward had a slight advantage in power over Homasi, with a 69% knock out percentage over Homasi's 65%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ward had a slight advantage over Homasi, with a 25% submission rate over Homasi's 18%.

Sabah Homasi was the same age as Brennan Ward, at 34 years old.

Homasi had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ward. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Homasi was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 14 year later than Ward, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 52 to Ward's 35.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Brennan Ward had been fighting more than Sabah Homasi.

Going to this contest, Sabah Homasi had last fought 2 years, 1 month and 14 days ago, while Brennan Ward's last outing had been 11 months and 6 days ago.

Homasi's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Ward's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Homasi vs Ward?

Sabah Homasi was a 12/25 (-210) favourite going into the contest, while Brennan Ward made his way into the ring at 31/20 (+150) with oddsmakers.