Sanchez vs Kennedy

Who won Sanchez vs Kennedy?

Jeremy Kennedy beat Emmanuel Sanchez by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of Bellator MMA, on Friday 3rd December 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Jeremy Kennedy.

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).

Sanchez vs Kennedy stats

Emmanuel Sanchez stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Jeremy Kennedy made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Jeremy Kennedy marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Emmanuel Sanchez's Bellator record stood at 12-8-0, while Jeremy Kennedy's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Kennedy had a massive power advantage over Sanchez, boasting a 38% knock out percentage over Sanchez's 5%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sanchez had a large advantage over Kennedy, boasting a 40% submission rate over Kennedy's 13%.

Emmanuel Sanchez was the older man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Kennedy had a height advantage of 2 inches over Sanchez. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Sanchez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Kennedy, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 75 to Kennedy's 66.

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Kennedy's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Sanchez vs Kennedy?

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