Kelly vs Ellis

Who won Kelly vs Ellis?

Nathan Kelly beat Ben Ellis by submission in the 1st round during the main card of PFL 2022 #8, on Saturday 13th August 2022 at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff.

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).

Kelly vs Ellis stats

Nathan Kelly stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

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

This was Nathan Kelly's 5th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Nathan Kelly's PFL record stood at 4-1-0, while Ben Ellis' came in at 0-1-0.

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

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

Nathan Kelly was the older man by 27 years, at 27 years old.

Kelly was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in , 5 years and 11 months earlier than Ellis, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 11 more professional rounds, 21 to Ellis' 10.

Kelly vs Ellis form

Nathan Kelly had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Dimitry Solimeis at PFL Europe 4: 2023 Championships on 8th December 2023 by submission in the 1st round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Previous to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Zachary Hicks at PFL Challenger Series 2023 – Week 6 on 3rd March 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Universal Studios, Orlando.

Before that, he was victorious against Ben Ellis at PFL 2022 #8 on 13th August 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

He had won against Scott Pedersen at Bellator MMA on 25th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

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Kelly's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Ellis' last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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