Kielholtz vs Cristina

Who won Kielholtz vs Cristina?

Denise Kielholtz beat Paula Cristina by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator MMA Paris, on Friday 12th May 2023 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Denise Kielholtz.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Kielholtz vs Cristina stats

Denise Kielholtz stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Paula Cristina made her way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

Denise Kielholtz's Bellator record stood at 8-4-0, while Paula Cristina's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Cristina had a massive power advantage over Kielholtz, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Kielholtz's 33%.

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

Denise Kielholtz was the older woman by 6 years, at 35 years old.

Cristina had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kielholtz.

Kielholtz was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made her debut in 2015, 2 years and 6 months earlier than Cristina, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She had fought 8 more professional rounds, 29 to Cristina's 21.

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What were the odds on Kielholtz vs Cristina?

Denise Kielholtz was a 21/50 (-240) favourite going into the contest, while Paula Cristina made her way into the ring at 13/8 (+160) with oddsmakers.