Wetzell vs Nascimento

Who won Wetzell vs Nascimento?

Rafael do Nascimento beat Justin Wetzell by knockout in the 2nd round during the co-main event of LFA 147, on Friday 18th November 2022 at WinnaVegas Casino Resort in Sloan.

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).

Wetzell vs Nascimento stats

Justin Wetzell stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Rafael do Nascimento made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 6 by submission.

Justin Wetzell's LFA record stood at 3-1-0, while Rafael do Nascimento's came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Wetzell had a massive power advantage over Nascimento, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Nascimento's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nascimento had a massive advantage over Wetzell, boasting a 86% submission rate over Wetzell's 0%.

Justin Wetzell was the older man by 32 years, at 32 years old.

Wetzell had a height advantage of 3 inches over Nascimento.

Wetzell was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 5 months later than Nascimento, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 21 to Nascimento's 21.

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Wetzell's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Wetzell vs Nascimento?

Justin Wetzell was a 2/7 (-340) favourite going into the contest, while Rafael do Nascimento made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.