Corrales vs Kamaka III

Who won Corrales vs Kamaka III?

Kai Kamaka III beat Henry Corrales by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 300, on Saturday 7th October 2023 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Kai Kamaka III.

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).

Corrales vs Kamaka III stats

Henry Corrales stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Kai Kamaka III made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Henry Corrales' Bellator record stood at 9-8-0, while Kai Kamaka III's came in at 6-1-0.

The stats suggested Corrales had a large advantage in power over Kamaka III, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Kamaka III's 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Corrales had an advantage over Kamaka III, with a 29% submission rate over Kamaka III's 9%.

Henry Corrales was the older man by 8 years, at 37 years old.

Corrales had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kamaka III. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Corrales was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 5 months earlier than Kamaka III, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 22 more professional rounds, 70 to Kamaka III's 48.

Corrales vs Kamaka III form

Henry Corrales had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Akhmed Magomedov at Bellator 290 on 4th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kia Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Aiden Lee at Bellator 273 on 29th January 2022 by unanimous decision in the 3rd round at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Vladyslav Parubchenko at Bellator 266 on 16th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Before that, he had lost to Johnny Campbell at Bellator 258 on 7th May 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He was victorious against Brandon Girtz at Bellator 250 on 29th October 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Kamaka III 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 won against Adli Edwards at Bellator 295 on 22nd April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Kevin Boehm at Bellator 289 on 9th December 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Justin Gonzales at Bellator 279 on 23rd April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

Before that, he had defeated John De Jesus at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had drawn with Danny Chavez at UFC Vegas 33 on 31st July 2021 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kai Kamaka III had been fighting more than Henry Corrales.

Going to this contest, Henry Corrales had last fought 1 year, 2 months and 24 days ago, while Kai Kamaka III's last outing had been 1 year and 6 days ago.

Corrales' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Kamaka III's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Corrales vs Kamaka III?

Henry Corrales was a 6/4 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Kai Kamaka III made his way into the ring at 8/15 (-190) with oddsmakers.