Kamaka III vs Gonzales

Who won Kamaka III vs Gonzales?

Justin Gonzales beat Kai Kamaka III by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 279, on Saturday 23rd April 2022 at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Justin Gonzales.

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 Gonzales stats

Kai Kamaka III stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw and 1 by submission.

Justin Gonzales made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Kai Kamaka III's 7th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Justin Gonzales marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Kai Kamaka III's Bellator record stood at 6-1-0, while Justin Gonzales' came in at 3-3-0.

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

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kamaka III had a slight advantage over Gonzales, with a 11% submission rate over Gonzales' 8%.

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

Gonzales had a height advantage of 3 inches over Kamaka III. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Kamaka III was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 8 months earlier than Gonzales, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 57 to Gonzales' 56.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Kai Kamaka III had last fought 4 years, 1 month and 26 days ago, while Justin Gonzales' last outing had been 3 years, 7 months and 15 days ago.

Kamaka III's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

Gonzales' last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

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