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.

Kielholtz vs Cristina form

Denise Kielholtz had stopped 1 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Ilara Joanne at Bellator 289 on 9th December 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Kana Watanabe at Bellator 281 on 13th May 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at SSE Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, she had been defeated by Juliana Velasquez at Bellator 262 on 16th July 2021 by split decision in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Before that, she had won against Kate Jackson at Bellator 247 on 1st October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Allianz Cloud, Milan, Italy.

She had lost to Veta Arteaga at Bellator 205 on 21st September 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Centurylink Arena, Boise, United States.

Activity check

Kielholtz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 3 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 12 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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.