Kelly vs Ruhil

Who won Kelly vs Ruhil?

Nathan Kelly beat Vikas Singh Ruhil by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of Bellator Champions Series, on Friday 22nd March 2024 at SSE Arena in Belfast.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Kelly vs Ruhil division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Kelly vs Ruhil stats

Nathan Kelly stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Vikas Singh Ruhil made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Nathan Kelly's Bellator record stood at 2-0-0, while Vikas Singh Ruhil's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Kelly had an advantage in power over Ruhil, with a 33% knock out percentage over Ruhil's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ruhil had an advantage over Kelly, with a 64% submission rate over Kelly's 44%.

Nathan Kelly was the younger man by 5 years, at 26 years old.

Kelly had a height advantage of 3 inches over Ruhil.

Kelly was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 11 years and 5 months earlier than Ruhil, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 18 to Ruhil's 27.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Vikas Singh Ruhil had been fighting more than Nathan Kelly.

Going to this contest, Nathan Kelly had last fought 2 years, 2 months and 1 day ago, while Vikas Singh Ruhil's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 23 days ago.

What were the odds on Kelly vs Ruhil?

Nathan Kelly was a 1/12 (-1200) favourite going into the contest, while Vikas Singh Ruhil made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.