Pitbull vs Kennedy

Who won Pitbull vs Kennedy?

Patricio Pitbull beat Jeremy Kennedy by knockout in the 3rd round during the co-main event of Bellator Champions Series, on Friday 22nd March 2024 at SSE Arena in Belfast.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

This contest was for the Bellator Featherweight championship.

Pitbull vs Kennedy stats

Patricio Pitbull stepped into the octagon with a record of 35 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 12 by submission.

Jeremy Kennedy made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Patricio Pitbull's Bellator record stood at 23-6-0, while Jeremy Kennedy's came in at 4-1-0.

The stats suggested Kennedy had a slight advantage in power over Pitbull, with a 37% knock out percentage over Pitbull's 31%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pitbull had a large advantage over Kennedy, boasting a 34% submission rate over Kennedy's 11%.

Patricio Pitbull was the older man by 6 years, at 37 years old.

Kennedy had a height advantage of 5 inches over Pitbull. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Pitbull was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 9 years and 2 months earlier than Kennedy, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 53 more professional rounds, 107 to Kennedy's 54.

Pitbull vs Kennedy form

Patricio Pitbull had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Kleber Koike Erbst at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on 31st December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Adam Borics at Bellator 286 on 1st October 2022 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated AJ McKee Jr at Bellator 277 on 15th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at SAP Center, San Jose.

Before that, he had lost to AJ McKee Jr at Bellator 263 on 31st July 2021 by submission in the 1st round in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at The Forum, Inglewood.

He was victorious against Emmanuel Sanchez at Bellator 255 on 2nd April 2021 by submission in the 1st round in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Kennedy had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Pedro Carvalho at Bellator Dublin on 24th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Aaron Pico at Bellator 286 on 1st October 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Emmanuel Sanchez at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he had been beaten by Adam Borics at Bellator 256 on 9th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

His fight against Daniel Pineda at PFL 2019 #8 on 17th October 2019 ended in a no contest.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Patricio Pitbull had been fighting more than Jeremy Kennedy.

Going to this contest, Patricio Pitbull had last fought 1 year, 6 months and 23 days ago, while Jeremy Kennedy's last outing had been 1 year and 5 months ago.

Pitbull's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Kennedy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Pitbull vs Kennedy?

Patricio Pitbull was a 10/11 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Jeremy Kennedy made his way into the ring at 10/11 (-110) with oddsmakers.