Valente vs Bekoev

Who won Valente vs Bekoev?

Azamat Bekoev beat Renato Valente by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of LFA 152, on Friday 10th February 2023 at Grand Casino Hotel & Resort in Shawnee.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Azamat Bekoev.

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).

Valente vs Bekoev stats

Renato Valente stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Azamat Bekoev made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Renato Valente's 7th fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Azamat Bekoev marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Renato Valente's LFA record stood at 3-4-0, while Azamat Bekoev's came in at 4-0-0.

The stats suggested Bekoev had a large advantage in power over Valente, boasting a 36% knock out percentage over Valente's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bekoev had a slight advantage over Valente, with a 57% submission rate over Valente's 50%.

Renato Valente was the older man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Bekoev had a height advantage of 1 inch over Valente.

Valente was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 months earlier than Bekoev, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 42 to Bekoev's 46.

Activity check

Valente's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Valente vs Bekoev?

Renato Valente was a 9/2 (+450) underdog going into the contest, while Azamat Bekoev made his way into the ring at 1/7 (-710) with oddsmakers.