Boehm vs Kamaka III

Who won Boehm vs Kamaka III?

Kai Kamaka III beat Kevin Boehm by knockout in the 3rd round during the prelims of Bellator 289, on Friday 9th December 2022 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

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).

Boehm vs Kamaka III stats

Kevin Boehm stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Kai Kamaka III made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw and 1 by submission.

Kai Kamaka III marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Kevin Boehm's Bellator record stood at 0-1-0, while Kai Kamaka III's came in at 6-1-0.

The stats suggested Boehm had a massive power advantage over Kamaka III, boasting a 44% knock out percentage over Kamaka III's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Boehm and Kamaka III would have been pretty equal, both with a 11% submission rate.

Kevin Boehm was the same age as Kai Kamaka III, at 30 years old.

Boehm had a height advantage of 4 inches over Kamaka III.

Boehm was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 years and 5 months later than Kamaka III, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 22 less professional rounds, 35 to Kamaka III's 57.

Boehm vs Kamaka III form

Kai Kamaka III had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Justin Gonzales at Bellator 279 on 23rd April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against John De Jesus at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Danny Chavez at UFC Vegas 33 on 31st July 2021 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by TJ Brown at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest.

He had been defeated by Jonathan Pearce at UFC Vegas 15 on 28th November 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Kamaka III's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Boehm vs Kamaka III?

Kevin Boehm was a 13/5 (+260) underdog going into the contest, while Kai Kamaka III made his way into the ring at 2/7 (-340) with oddsmakers.