Hokit vs Rose

Who won Hokit vs Rose?

Josh Hokit beat Sean Rose by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of Bellator Champions Series, on Saturday 7th September 2024 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 Rose stats

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

Sean Rose made his way to the cage with a record of 2 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Josh Hokit's 2nd fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Sean Rose marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

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

The stats suggested Rose 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 Rose would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Josh Hokit was the younger man by 3 years, at 26 years old.

Rose had a height advantage of 3 inches over Hokit.

Hokit was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 2 years and 2 months earlier than Rose, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 4 to Rose's 7.

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Rose's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hokit vs Rose?

Josh Hokit was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Sean Rose made his way into the ring at 23/5 (+460) with oddsmakers.