Pedersen vs Kelly

Who won Pedersen vs Kelly?

Nathan Kelly beat Scott Pedersen by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator MMA, on Friday 25th February 2022 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Nathan Kelly.

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).

Pedersen vs Kelly stats

Scott Pedersen stepped into the octagon with a record of 1 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws and 1 by submission.

Nathan Kelly made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Nathan Kelly marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Scott Pedersen's Bellator record stood at 0-1-0, while Nathan Kelly's came in at 3-0-0.

The stats suggested that Pedersen and Kelly have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pedersen had a massive advantage over Kelly, boasting a 100% submission rate over Kelly's 0%.

Scott Pedersen was the same age as Nathan Kelly, at 27 years old.

Pedersen was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2021, 3 years and 4 months later than Kelly, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 15 to Kelly's 19.

Pedersen vs Kelly form

Kelly had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Vikas Singh Ruhil at Bellator Champions Series: Belfast on 22nd March 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at SSE Arena, Belfast, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Dimitry Solimeis at PFL Europe 4: 2023 Championships on 8th December 2023 by submission in the 1st round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Damion Nelson at PFL Playoffs: Heavyweights & Women’s Featherweights on 18th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Zachary Hicks at PFL Challenger Series 2023 – Week 6 on 3rd March 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Universal Studios, Orlando.

He had won against Ben Ellis at PFL 2022 #8 on 13th August 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

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Pedersen's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Kelly's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

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