Kavanagh vs Harding

Who won Kavanagh vs Harding?

Sinead Kavanagh beat Janay Harding by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator Dublin, on Saturday 25th February 2023 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Sinead Kavanagh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Kavanagh vs Harding stats

Sinead Kavanagh stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Janay Harding made her way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Sinead Kavanagh's 13th fight in Bellator, having made her debut for the promotion in 2016.

Sinead Kavanagh's Bellator record stood at 6-7-0, while Janay Harding's came in at 3-5-0.

The stats suggested Harding had an advantage in power over Kavanagh, with a 67% knock out percentage over Kavanagh's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Kavanagh and Harding would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Sinead Kavanagh was the older woman by 8 years, at 38 years old.

Harding had a height advantage of 3 inches over Kavanagh. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Kavanagh was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made her debut in , 10 years and 8 months earlier than Harding, whose first professional fight was in 2014. She had fought 4 more professional rounds, 36 to Harding's 32.

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Kavanagh's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 9 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 21 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Harding's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 22 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 29 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kavanagh vs Harding?

Sinead Kavanagh was a 4/9 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Janay Harding made her way into the ring at 31/20 (+150) with oddsmakers.