Hokit vs Smith

Who won Hokit vs Smith?

Josh Hokit beat Spencer Smith by submission in the 3rd round during the prelims of Bellator 300, on Saturday 7th October 2023 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Hokit vs Smith stats

Josh Hokit stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Spencer Smith made his way to the cage with a record of 1 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out.

This was Josh Hokit's 2nd fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

Josh Hokit's Bellator record stood at 2-0-0, while Spencer Smith's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Smith had a massive power advantage over Hokit, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Hokit's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Hokit and Smith would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Josh Hokit was the older man by 27 years, at 27 years old.

Smith had a height advantage of 1 inch over Hokit.

Hokit was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 6 years and 6 months earlier than Smith, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 7 to Smith's 3.

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What were the odds on Hokit vs Smith?

Josh Hokit was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Spencer Smith made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.