Magard vs Hill

Who won Magard vs Hill?

Jonas Magard beat Josh Hill by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of OKTAGON 59, on Saturday 20th July 2024 at Peugeot Arena in Bratislava.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jonas Magard.

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).

Magard vs Hill stats

Jonas Magard stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Josh Hill made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Jonas Magard's 6th fight in Oktagon MMA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Josh Hill marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Jonas Magard's Oktagon MMA record stood at 5-1-0, while Josh Hill's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Hill had a slight advantage in power over Magard, with a 23% knock out percentage over Magard's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Magard had a large advantage over Hill, boasting a 47% submission rate over Hill's 18%.

Jonas Magard was the younger man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

Magard had a height advantage of 2 inches over Hill. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Magard was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years and 4 months later than Hill, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 25 less professional rounds, 53 to Hill's 78.

Magard vs Hill form

Hill had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Kasum Kasumov at Bellator 298 – Storley vs. Ward on 11th August 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Cass Bell at Bellator 292 on 10th March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at SAP Center, San Jose.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Marcos Breno at Bellator 284 on 12th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Before that, he had beaten Jared Scoggins at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had been defeated by Raufeon Stots at Bellator 258 on 7th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

Hill's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Magard vs Hill start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:10 PM UTC , which was 12:10 PM EST or 9:10 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:10 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Magard vs Hill?

Jonas Magard was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Josh Hill made his way into the ring at 6/4 (+150) with oddsmakers.