Carvalho vs Kennedy

Who won Carvalho vs Kennedy?

Jeremy Kennedy beat Pedro Carvalho by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of Bellator Dublin, on Saturday 25th February 2023 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

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).

Carvalho vs Kennedy stats

Pedro Carvalho stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Jeremy Kennedy made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Pedro Carvalho's 11th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Jeremy Kennedy marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Pedro Carvalho's Bellator record stood at 6-5-0, while Jeremy Kennedy's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Kennedy had a large advantage in power over Carvalho, boasting a 39% knock out percentage over Carvalho's 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Carvalho had a massive advantage over Kennedy, boasting a 46% submission rate over Kennedy's 11%.

Pedro Carvalho was the younger man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Kennedy had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Carvalho was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 8 months earlier than Kennedy, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 23 less professional rounds, 43 to Kennedy's 66.

Activity check

Carvalho's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 6 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Kennedy's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 10 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 Carvalho vs Kennedy?

Pedro Carvalho was a 21/10 (+210) underdog going into the contest, while Jeremy Kennedy made his way into the ring at 1/3 (-300) with oddsmakers.