Nascimento vs Gomes

Who won Nascimento vs Gomes?

Jefferson Nascimento beat Italo Gomes by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of LFA 162, on Friday 7th July 2023 at Ginásio do Polvilho in Cajamar.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jefferson Nascimento.

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).

Nascimento vs Gomes stats

Jefferson Nascimento stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Italo Gomes made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Jefferson Nascimento's LFA record stood at 4-0-0, while Italo Gomes' came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Nascimento had a large advantage in power over Gomes, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Gomes' 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gomes had a massive advantage over Nascimento, boasting a 64% submission rate over Nascimento's 33%.

Jefferson Nascimento was the younger man by 28 years, at years old.

Gomes had a height advantage of 2 inches over Nascimento.

Nascimento was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 3 years and 4 months later than Gomes, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 24 to Gomes' 32.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Italo Gomes had been fighting more than Jefferson Nascimento.

Going to this contest, Jefferson Nascimento had last fought 1 year, 3 months and 7 days ago, while Italo Gomes' last outing had been 1 year, 9 months and 20 days ago.

Nascimento's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Gomes' last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Nascimento vs Gomes?

Jefferson Nascimento was a 13/20 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Italo Gomes made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.