Sweeney vs Nascimento

Who won Sweeney vs Nascimento?

John Sweeney beat Rafael do Nascimento by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of LFA 188, on Friday 12th July 2024 at Wild Horse Pass Casino in Chandler.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner John Sweeney.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Sweeney vs Nascimento stats

John Sweeney stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Rafael do Nascimento made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was John Sweeney's 6th fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Rafael do Nascimento marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

John Sweeney's LFA record stood at 6-0-0, while Rafael do Nascimento's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Sweeney had a large advantage in power over Nascimento, boasting a 38% knock out percentage over Nascimento's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nascimento had a massive advantage over Sweeney, boasting a 67% submission rate over Sweeney's 15%.

John Sweeney was the older man by 29 years, at 29 years old.

Sweeney had a height advantage of 1 inch over Nascimento.

Sweeney was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years and 5 months later than Nascimento, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 41 to Nascimento's 26.

Activity check

Sweeney's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.7 rounds on average.

Nascimento's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Sweeney vs Nascimento start?

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

What were the odds on Sweeney vs Nascimento?

John Sweeney was a 20/29 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Rafael do Nascimento made his way into the ring at 23/20 (+110) with oddsmakers.