Hamlet vs Kei

Who won Hamlet vs Kei?

Marthin Hamlet Nielsen beat Sam Kei by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of PFL 4, on Thursday 8th June 2023 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Marthin Hamlet Nielsen.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Hamlet vs Kei stats

Marthin Hamlet Nielsen stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Sam Kei made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

Marthin Hamlet Nielsen's PFL record stood at 6-4-0, while Sam Kei's came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Kei had a large advantage in power over Nielsen, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Nielsen's 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nielsen had a massive advantage over Kei, boasting a 36% submission rate over Kei's 0%.

Marthin Hamlet Nielsen was the older man by 33 years, at 33 years old.

Kei had a height advantage of 2 inches over Nielsen.

Nielsen was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2017, 4 years and 7 months later than Kei, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 34 to Kei's 38.

Hamlet vs Kei form

Marthin Hamlet Nielsen had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Mohammad Fakhreddine at PFL 1 on 1st April 2023 by submission in the 1st round at The Theater - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Cory Hendricks at PFL 2022 #7 on 5th August 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Joshua Silveira at PFL 2022 #4 on 17th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Before that, he had defeated Teodoras Aukstuolis at PFL 2022 #1 on 20th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

He had been beaten by Ant nio Carlos J nior at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Nielsen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Kei's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hamlet vs Kei?

Marthin Hamlet Nielsen was a 1/16 (-1100) favourite going into the contest, while Sam Kei made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+680) with oddsmakers.