Kelly vs Nelson

Who won Kelly vs Nelson?

Nathan Kelly beat Damion Nelson by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of PFL Playoffs: Heavyweights & Women’s Featherweights, on Friday 18th August 2023 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of 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 Nelson stats

Nathan Kelly stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Damion Nelson made his way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 1 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Kelly had an advantage in power over Nelson, with a 43% knock out percentage over Nelson's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kelly had a massive advantage over Nelson, boasting at 43% submission rate over Nelson's 0%.

Nathan Kelly was the younger man by 4 years, at 26 years old.

Nelson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kelly.

Kelly was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in , 2 years and 2 months earlier than Nelson, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 16 to Nelson's 21.

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Kelly's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 13 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 Nelson?

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