Compton vs Valente

Who won Compton vs Valente?

Renato Valente beat Daniel Compton by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of LFA 165, on Friday 18th August 2023 at Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz.

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).

Compton vs Valente stats

Daniel Compton stepped into the octagon with a record of 4 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws and 3 by submission.

Renato Valente made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Daniel Compton's LFA record stood at 1-1-0, while Renato Valente's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Valente had a large advantage in power over Compton, boasting a 22% knock out percentage over Compton's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Compton had a massive advantage over Valente, boasting a 75% submission rate over Valente's 44%.

Daniel Compton was the older man by 5 years, at 36 years old.

Compton had a height advantage of 3 inches over Valente. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Compton was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 4 months earlier than Valente, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 19 less professional rounds, 19 to Valente's 38.

Activity check

Valente's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Compton vs Valente?

Daniel Compton was a 10/11 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Renato Valente made his way into the ring at 10/11 (-110) with oddsmakers.