Novenyi Jr. vs Manzolo

Who won Novenyi Jr. vs Manzolo?

Norbert Novenyi Jr beat Andy Manzolo by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of Bellator Dublin, on Saturday 25th February 2023 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Novenyi Jr. vs Manzolo stats

Norbert Novenyi Jr stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero losses and 0 draws and 4 by submission.

Andy Manzolo made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 16 by submission.

Norbert Novenyi Jr's Bellator record stood at 6-0-0, while Andy Manzolo's came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Manzolo had an advantage in power over Novenyi Jr, with a 17% knock out percentage over Novenyi Jr's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Novenyi Jr had a slight advantage over Manzolo, with a 80% submission rate over Manzolo's 70%.

Norbert Novenyi Jr was the younger man by 39 years, at years old.

Novenyi Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 27 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 8 years and 1 month later than Manzolo, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 43 less professional rounds, 10 to Manzolo's 53.

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Novenyi Jr's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Novenyi Jr. vs Manzolo?

Norbert Novenyi Jr was a 6/25 (-420) favourite going into the contest, while Andy Manzolo made his way into the ring at 27/10 (+270) with oddsmakers.