Kelly vs Zeegers

Who won Kelly vs Zeegers?

Darragh Kelly beat Jelle Zeegers by knockout in the 3rd round during the prelims of Bellator 299, on Saturday 23rd September 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 Zeegers stats

Darragh Kelly stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 3 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Jelle Zeegers made his way to the cage with a record of 2 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out.

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

The stats suggested Zeegers had an advantage in power over Kelly, with a 50% knock out percentage over Kelly's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kelly had a massive advantage over Zeegers, boasting a 33% submission rate over Zeegers' 0%.

Darragh Kelly was the younger man by 3 years, at 26 years old.

Kelly was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Zeegers, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 12 to Zeegers' 11.

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Kelly's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kelly vs Zeegers?

Darragh Kelly was a 1/18 (-1700) favourite going into the contest, while Jelle Zeegers made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.