Kamaka III vs Carvalho

Who won Kamaka III vs Carvalho?

Kai Kamaka III beat Pedro Carvalho by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of PFL 6, on Friday 28th June 2024 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

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).

Kamaka III vs Carvalho stats

Kai Kamaka III stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Pedro Carvalho made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Kai Kamaka III's 3rd fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Pedro Carvalho marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Kai Kamaka III's PFL record stood at 2-1-0, while Pedro Carvalho's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Carvalho had a slight advantage in power over Kamaka III, with a 15% knock out percentage over Kamaka III's 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Carvalho had a massive advantage over Kamaka III, boasting a 46% submission rate over Kamaka III's 8%.

Kai Kamaka III was the older man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Carvalho had a height advantage of 4 inches over Kamaka III. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Kamaka III's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Carvalho's, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 month later than Carvalho, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 57 to Carvalho's 43.

Kamaka III vs Carvalho 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 Bubba Jenkins at PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season on 19th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Henry Corrales at Bellator 300 on 7th October 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

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

Before that, he was victorious against Kevin Boehm at Bellator 289 on 9th December 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

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.

Pedro Carvalho had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been beaten by Brendan Loughnane at PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season on 19th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Aaron Pico at Bellator 299 on 23rd September 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Jeremy Kennedy at Bellator Dublin on 24th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Mads Burnell at Bellator 285 on 23rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin.

He had been beaten by Piotr Niedzielski at Bellator 280 on 6th May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Pedro Carvalho had been fighting more than Kai Kamaka III.

Going to this contest, Kai Kamaka III had last fought 11 months and 11 days ago, while Pedro Carvalho's last outing had been 11 months and 11 days ago.

Kamaka III's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Carvalho's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Kamaka III vs Carvalho start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:50 PM UTC , which was 6:50 PM EST or 3:50 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:50 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Kamaka III vs Carvalho?

Kai Kamaka III was a 1/6 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Pedro Carvalho made his way into the ring at 18/5 (+360) with oddsmakers.