Stots vs Hill

Who won Stots vs Hill?

Raufeon Stots beat Josh Hill by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 258, on Friday 7th May 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Raufeon Stots.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Stots vs Hill stats

Raufeon Stots stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Josh Hill made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Josh Hill marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Raufeon Stots' Bellator record stood at 8-1-0, while Josh Hill's came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested that Stots and Hill have similar power, both with a 20% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Stots had a slight advantage over Hill, with a 27% submission rate over Hill's 20%.

Raufeon Stots was the younger man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Stots had a height advantage of 1 inch over Hill. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Stots was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 years and 7 months later than Hill, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 18 less professional rounds, 60 to Hill's 78.

Stots vs Hill form

Hill had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

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

Previous to that, he had won against Cass Bell at Bellator 292 on 10th March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at SAP Center, San Jose.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Marcos Breno at Bellator 284 on 12th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Before that, he had beaten Jared Scoggins at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had been defeated by Raufeon Stots at Bellator 258 on 7th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

Stots' last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Hill's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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