Kelly vs Poiron

Who won Kelly vs Poiron?

Darragh Kelly beat Mathias Poiron by submission in the 1st round during the main card of Bellator Champions Series, on Saturday 22nd June 2024 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Kelly vs Poiron stats

Darragh Kelly stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Mathias Poiron made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Darragh Kelly's 6th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Mathias Poiron marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Darragh Kelly's Bellator record stood at 6-0-0, while Mathias Poiron's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Poiron had an advantage in power over Kelly, with a 57% knock out percentage over Kelly's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Poiron had a slight advantage over Kelly, with a 43% submission rate over Kelly's 40%.

Darragh Kelly was the younger man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Poiron had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kelly.

Kelly was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 3 years and 5 months earlier than Poiron, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 16 to Poiron's 18.

Kelly vs Poiron form

Kelly remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Mathias Poiron at Bellator Champions Series: Dublin on 22nd June 2024 by submission in the 1st round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jelle Zeegers at Bellator 299 on 23rd September 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Dorval Jordan at Bellator Dublin on 25th February 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Before that, he was victorious against Kye Stevens at Bellator 285 on 23rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin.

He had won against Junior Morgan at Bellator MMA on 25th February 2022 by submission in the 1st round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

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Kelly's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Kelly vs Poiron start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:10 PM UTC , which was 12:10 PM EST or 9:10 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:10 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Kelly vs Poiron?

Darragh Kelly was a 1/14 (-1400) favourite going into the contest, while Mathias Poiron made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.