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 in favor of the 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 losses 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, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Kai Kamaka III's 7th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Justin Gonzales marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Kai Kamaka III's Bellator record stood at 6-1-0, while Justin Gonzales' came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Gonzales had a massive power advantage over Kamaka III, boasting a 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 29 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 2 less professional rounds, 54 to Gonzales' 56.

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 won against 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 lost to TJ Brown at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest.

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

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

Gonzales had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

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

Previous to that, he was victorious against 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.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated 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.

Before that, he had won against Tywan Claxton at Bellator 260 on 11th June 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had beaten Jake Childers at LFA 84 on 10th July 2020 by knockout in the 4th round in their LFA Featherweight championship fight at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Kai Kamaka III had last fought 2 years, 7 months and 21 days ago, while Justin Gonzales' last outing had been 1 year, 8 months and 25 days ago.

Kamaka III's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 17 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 4 years and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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