Kamaka III vs Edwards

Who won Kamaka III vs Edwards?

Kai Kamaka III beat Adli Edwards by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 295, on Saturday 22nd April 2023 at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.

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).

Kamaka III vs Edwards stats

Kai Kamaka III stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw and 1 by submission.

Adli Edwards made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Kai Kamaka III's Bellator record stood at 6-1-0, while Adli Edwards' came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Edwards had a large advantage in power over Kamaka III, boasting a 22% knock out percentage over Kamaka III's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Edwards had a large advantage over Kamaka III, boasting a 33% submission rate over Kamaka III's 11%.

Kai Kamaka III was the younger man by 5 years, at 29 years old.

Edwards had a height advantage of 4 inches over Kamaka III.

Kamaka III was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years earlier than Edwards, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 21 more professional rounds, 48 to Edwards' 27.

Kamaka III vs Edwards form

Kamaka III had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Kevin Boehm at Bellator 289 on 9th December 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

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

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

Before that, 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.

He had been beaten by TJ Brown at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest.

Activity check

Kamaka III's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 6 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 Kamaka III vs Edwards?

Kai Kamaka III was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Adli Edwards made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.