Strazzella vs Russell

Who won Strazzella vs Russell?

The fight between Mitch Strazzella and Austin Russell finished in a no contest at BFL 75 on Thursday 1st December 2022.

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).

Strazzella vs Russell stats

Mitch Strazzella stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 1 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Austin Russell made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 2 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws and 1 by submission.

Both men made their promotional debut for the BFL.

The stats suggested that Strazzella and Russell have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Russell had a massive advantage over Strazzella, boasting a 50% submission rate over Strazzella's 0%.

Mitch Strazzella was the older man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Strazzella was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 2 months earlier than Russell, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 16 to Russell's 14.

Strazzella vs Russell form

Strazzella had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Mani El-Hefnawi at BFL 77 on 9th June 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Harbour Event & Convention Center, Vancouver, Canada.

Previous to that, he had lost to Ali Wasuk at BFL 76 on 30th March 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Harbour Convention Centre, Vancouver.

Going into that contest, his fight against Austin Russell at BFL 75 on 1st December 2022 ended in a no contest.

Before that, he had lost to Matty Hovorka at BFL 72 on 28th April 2022 by submission at Harbour Convention Centre, Vancouver.

He had beaten JR Cuevas at BFL 68 on 30th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest in Western Canada.

Activity check

Strazzella's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Russell's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Strazzella vs Russell?

Mitch Strazzella was a 6/4 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Austin Russell made his way into the ring at 8/15 (-190) with oddsmakers.