Hackett vs Bennett

Who won Hackett vs Bennett?

Chelsea Hackett beat Ky Bennett by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of PFL 7, on Friday 4th August 2023 at Boeing Center in San Antonio.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Hackett vs Bennett stats

Chelsea Hackett stepped into the octagon with a record of 3 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Ky Bennett made his way to the cage with a record of 2 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws and 1 by submission.

This was Chelsea Hackett's 3rd fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023.

Chelsea Hackett's PFL record stood at 1-2-0, while Ky Bennett's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Hackett had a massive power advantage over Bennett, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Bennett's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bennett had a massive advantage over Hackett, boasting a 50% submission rate over Hackett's 0%.

Chelsea Hackett was the younger man by 2 years, at 25 years old.

Hackett had a height advantage of 1 inch over Bennett. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Hackett was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 years and 10 months later than Bennett, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 17 to Bennett's 15.

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What were the odds on Hackett vs Bennett?

Chelsea Hackett was a 4/6 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Ky Bennett made his way into the ring at 27/25 (+110) with oddsmakers.