Kelly vs Jordan

Who won Kelly vs Jordan?

Darragh Kelly beat Dorval Jordan by knockout in the 3rd round during the prelims of Bellator Dublin, on Saturday 25th February 2023 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

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 Jordan stats

Darragh Kelly stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 2 wins, zero losses and 0 draws and 1 by submission.

Dorval Jordan made his way to the cage with a record of 2 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

Darragh Kelly's Bellator record stood at 4-0-0, while Dorval Jordan's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Jordan had a massive power advantage over Kelly, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Kelly's 0%.

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

Darragh Kelly was the older man by 26 years, at 26 years old.

Kelly was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 1 year and 2 months earlier than Jordan, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 12 to Jordan's 10.

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Kelly's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kelly vs Jordan?

Darragh Kelly was a 1/12 (-1200) favourite going into the contest, while Dorval Jordan made his way into the ring at 27/5 (+540) with oddsmakers.