Carvalho vs Kennedy

Who won Carvalho vs Kennedy?

Jeremy Kennedy beat Pedro Carvalho by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of Bellator Dublin, on Saturday 25th February 2023 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Jeremy Kennedy.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Carvalho vs Kennedy stats

Pedro Carvalho stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Jeremy Kennedy made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Pedro Carvalho's 11th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Pedro Carvalho's Bellator record stood at 6-5-0, while Jeremy Kennedy's came in at 4-1-0.

The stats suggested Kennedy had a large advantage in power over Carvalho, boasting a 39% knock out percentage over Carvalho's 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Carvalho had a massive advantage over Kennedy, boasting a 46% submission rate over Kennedy's 11%.

Pedro Carvalho was the younger man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Kennedy had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Carvalho was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 8 months earlier than Kennedy, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 11 less professional rounds, 43 to Kennedy's 54.

Carvalho vs Kennedy form

Pedro Carvalho had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Kai Kamaka III at PFL 6: 2024 Regular Season on 28th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Brendan Loughnane at PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season on 19th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Aaron Pico at Bellator 299 on 23rd September 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Before that, he had lost to Jeremy Kennedy at Bellator Dublin on 24th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

He had won against Mads Burnell at Bellator 285 on 23rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin.

Kennedy had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Aaron Pico at Bellator 286 on 1st October 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Emmanuel Sanchez at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Adam Borics at Bellator 256 on 9th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, his fight against Daniel Pineda at PFL 2019 #8 on 17th October 2019 ended in a no contest.

He was victorious against Steven Siler at PFL 2019 #5 on 25th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Pedro Carvalho had been fighting more than Jeremy Kennedy.

Going to this contest, Pedro Carvalho had last fought 26 days ago, while Jeremy Kennedy's last outing had been 1 year, 9 months and 23 days ago.

Carvalho's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Kennedy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Carvalho vs Kennedy?

Pedro Carvalho was a 21/10 (+210) underdog going into the contest, while Jeremy Kennedy made his way into the ring at 1/3 (-300) with oddsmakers.