Kamaka III vs Gonzales

Who won Kamaka III vs Gonzales?

Justin Gonzales beat Kai Kamaka III by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 279, on Saturday 23rd April 2022 at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Justin Gonzales.

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 Gonzales stats

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

Justin Gonzales made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 4 of those wins by knock out and 1 by submission.

The stats suggested Gonzales had a massive power advantage over Kamaka III, boosting at 33% knock out percentage over Kamaka III's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kamaka III had a slight advantage over Gonzales, with a 11% submission rate over Gonzales' 8%.

Kai Kamaka III was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Gonzales had a height advantage of 3 inches over Kamaka III. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Kamaka III was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 8 months earlier than Gonzales, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 48 to Gonzales' 53.

Kamaka III vs Gonzales form

Kai Kamaka III had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat John De Jesus at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to 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.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by TJ Brown at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest.

Before that, he had lost to Jonathan Pearce at UFC Vegas 15 on 28th November 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beat Michael Stack at LFA 87 on 31st July 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Justin Gonzales had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Mads Burnell 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 won against Andrew Fisher at Bellator Milan on 29th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Allianz Cloud Arena, Milan, Italy.

Going into that contest, he had beat Kai Kamaka III at Bellator 279 on 23rd April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Aaron Pico at Bellator 271 on 12th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood.

He had defeated Tywan Claxton at Bellator 260 on 11th June 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Kai Kamaka III had last fought 1 year, 11 months and 23 days ago, while Justin Gonzales' last outing had been 7 months and 4 days ago.

Kamaka III's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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

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