Kavanagh vs Collins

Who won Kavanagh vs Collins?

Sara Collins beat Sinead Kavanagh by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 299, on Saturday 23rd September 2023 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Sara Collins.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Kavanagh vs Collins stats

Sinead Kavanagh stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Sara Collins made her way to the cage with an unblemished record of 4 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws and 2 by submission.

This was Sinead Kavanagh's 13th fight in Bellator, having made her debut for the promotion in 2016. Sara Collins marked her 3rd fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Sinead Kavanagh's Bellator record stood at 6-7-0, while Sara Collins' came in at 3-0-0.

The stats suggested Kavanagh had a massive power advantage over Collins, boasting a 44% knock out percentage over Collins' 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Collins had a massive advantage over Kavanagh, boasting a 50% submission rate over Kavanagh's 0%.

Sinead Kavanagh was the older woman by 4 years, at 38 years old.

Collins had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Kavanagh was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made her debut in , 5 years earlier than Collins, whose first professional fight was in 2019. She had fought 23 more professional rounds, 36 to Collins' 13.

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Kavanagh's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 6 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 13 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kavanagh vs Collins?

Sinead Kavanagh was a 7/10 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Sara Collins made her way into the ring at 27/25 (+110) with oddsmakers.