Kelly vs Hicks

Who won Kelly vs Hicks?

Nathan Kelly beat Zachary Hicks by submission in the 1st round during the co-main event of PFL Challenger Series 2023 – Week 6, on Friday 3rd March 2023 at Universal Studios in Orlando.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Nathan Kelly.

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).

Kelly vs Hicks stats

Nathan Kelly stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Zachary Hicks made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws and 5 by submission.

Nathan Kelly's PFL record stood at 4-0-0, while Zachary Hicks' came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Kelly had a massive power advantage over Hicks, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Hicks' 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hicks had a large advantage over Kelly, boasting a 63% submission rate over Kelly's 33%.

Nathan Kelly was the younger man by 8 years, at 26 years old.

Kelly was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 9 years and 11 months earlier than Hicks, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 18 to Hicks' 27.

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Kelly's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kelly vs Hicks?

Nathan Kelly was a 2/11 (-560) favourite going into the contest, while Zachary Hicks made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.