Kelly vs Solimeis

Who won Kelly vs Solimeis?

Nathan Kelly beat Dimitry Solimeis by submission in the 1st round during the main event of PFL Europe 4, on Friday 8th December 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 Solimeis stats

Nathan Kelly stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Dimitry Solimeis made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

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

The stats suggested Solimeis had a large advantage in power over Kelly, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Kelly's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kelly had a massive advantage over Solimeis, boasting a 38% submission rate over Solimeis' 0%.

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

Kelly was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in , 7 years earlier than Solimeis, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 18 to Solimeis' 26.

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Kelly's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kelly vs Solimeis?

Nathan Kelly was a 2/13 (-770) favourite going into the contest, while Dimitry Solimeis made his way into the ring at 21/5 (+480) with oddsmakers.