III vs Jesus

Who won III vs Jesus?

Kai Kamaka III beat John De Jesus by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator MMA, on Friday 3rd December 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Kai Kamaka III.

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).

III vs Jesus stats

Kai Kamaka III stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw and 1 by submission.

John De Jesus made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Kai Kamaka III's 7th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Kai Kamaka III's Bellator record stood at 6-1-0, while John De Jesus' came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Jesus had a massive power advantage over Kamaka III, boasting a 36% knock out percentage over Kamaka III's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Jesus had a slight advantage over Kamaka III, with a 14% submission rate over Kamaka III's 13%.

Kai Kamaka III was the younger man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Jesus had a height advantage of 2 inches over Kamaka III. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Kamaka III was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 8 months later than Jesus, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 20 less professional rounds, 57 to Jesus' 77.

III vs Jesus form

Kamaka III had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Henry Corrales at Bellator 300 on 7th October 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Adli Edwards at Bellator 295 on 22nd April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Kevin Boehm at Bellator 289 on 9th December 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, 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.

He was victorious against John De Jesus at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

Kamaka III's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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