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.

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 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 15 less professional rounds, 39 to Kennedy's 54.

Carvalho vs Kennedy form

Pedro Carvalho had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had lost to Piotr Niedzielski at Bellator 280 on 6th May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Daniel Weichel at Bellator MMA on 5th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jay Jay Wilson at Bellator 257 on 16th April 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

He had been defeated by Patricio Pitbull at Bellator 252 on 12th November 2020 by knockout in the 1st round in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

Carvalho's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Kennedy's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 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.