Potieria vs Bellato

Who won Potieria vs Bellato?

Rodolfo Bellato beat Ihor Potieria by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 2nd December 2023 at Moody Center in Austin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Potieria vs Bellato stats

Ihor Potieria stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Rodolfo Bellato made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Ihor Potieria's UFC record stood at 2-3-0, while Rodolfo Bellato's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Bellato had a slight advantage in power over Potieria, with a 50% knock out percentage over Potieria's 47%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bellato had a slight advantage over Potieria, with a 40% submission rate over Potieria's 32%.

Ihor Potieria was the older man by 27 years, at 27 years old.

Potieria was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 40 to Bellato's 22.

Potieria vs Bellato form

Bellato had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2opponents and going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Murtaza Talha at Contender Series 2023 on 3rd October 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Acacio dos Santos at LFA 159 on 27th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at CIDE Casa Branca Sports Complex, Caraguatatuba, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Mateus Messaros at LFA 154 on 10th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Ginásio do Polvilho, Cajamar.

Before that, he was victorious against Thiago Vieira at LFA 126 on 11th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Complexo Ribalta, Rio de Janeiro.

He had won against Carlos Eduardo at LFA 111 on 16th July 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Upper Arena, Rio de Janeiro.

Activity check

Potieria's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

Bellato's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Potieria vs Bellato?

Ihor Potieria was a 13/4 (+330) underdog going into the contest, while Rodolfo Bellato made his way into the ring at 23/100 (-430) with oddsmakers.