Novenyi Jr. vs Rosta

Who won Novenyi Jr. vs Rosta?

Dalton Rosta beat Norbert Novenyi Jr by majority decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator Champions Series, on Saturday 22nd June 2024 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

The scorecards were announced as 28-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Dalton Rosta.

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 Rosta stats

Norbert Novenyi Jr stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Dalton Rosta made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Norbert Novenyi Jr's 7th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Dalton Rosta marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Norbert Novenyi Jr's Bellator record stood at 6-1-0, while Dalton Rosta's came in at 9-1-0.

The stats suggested Rosta had a large advantage in power over Novenyi Jr, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Novenyi Jr's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Novenyi Jr had a massive advantage over Rosta, boasting a 57% submission rate over Rosta's 0%.

Norbert Novenyi Jr was the younger man by 28 years, at years old.

Rosta had a height advantage of 1 inch over Novenyi Jr.

Novenyi Jr was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 1 year and 1 month earlier than Rosta, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 12 less professional rounds, 13 to Rosta's 25.

Novenyi Jr. vs Rosta form

Novenyi Jr had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 opponents and going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Kamil Oniszczuk at Bellator 297 on 16th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Andy Manzolo at Bellator Dublin on 25th February 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated La d Zerhouni at Bellator 247 on 1st October 2020 by submission in the 1st round at Allianz Cloud, Milan, Italy.

Before that, he was victorious against Will Fleury at Bellator 227 on 27th September 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland.

He had won against William Lavine at Bellator 218 on 22nd March 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at WinStar World Casino, Thackerville, United States.

Rosta had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Aaron Jeffery at Bellator 298 – Storley vs. Ward on 11th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Anthony Adams at Bellator 289 on 9th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Romero Cotton at Bellator MMA on 22nd July 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel, Tacoma.

Before that, he was victorious against Duane Johnson at Bellator 273 on 29th January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

He had won against Ty Gwerder at Bellator 250 on 29th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Dalton Rosta had been fighting more than Norbert Novenyi Jr.

Going to this contest, Norbert Novenyi Jr had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 9 days ago, while Dalton Rosta's last outing had been 11 months and 14 days ago.

Novenyi Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Rosta's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Novenyi Jr. vs Rosta start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:40 PM UTC , which was 12:40 PM EST or 9:40 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Novenyi Jr. vs Rosta?

Norbert Novenyi Jr was a 5/6 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Dalton Rosta made his way into the ring at 10/11 (-100) with oddsmakers.