Bautista vs Kelleher

Who won Bautista vs Kelleher?

Mario Bautista beat Brian Kelleher by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 25th June 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Bautista vs Kelleher stats

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

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

This was Mario Bautista's 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Brian Kelleher marked his 17th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Mario Bautista's UFC record stood at 10-2-0, while Brian Kelleher's came in at 8-9-0.

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

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

Mario Bautista was the younger man by 6 years, at 32 years old.

Bautista had a height advantage of 3 inches over Kelleher. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Bautista was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2017, 6 years and 2 months later than Kelleher, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 40 less professional rounds, 37 to Kelleher's 77.

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Kelleher's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 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 Bautista vs Kelleher?

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