Kelleher vs Pilarte

Who won Kelleher vs Pilarte?

Brian Kelleher beat Domingo Pilarte by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Vegas 34, on Saturday 21st August 2021 at UFC APEX in Enterprise.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Brian Kelleher.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Kelleher vs Pilarte stats

Brian Kelleher stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Domingo Pilarte made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Brian Kelleher's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017.

Brian Kelleher's UFC record stood at 8-9-0, while Domingo Pilarte's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Kelleher had an advantage in power over Pilarte, with a 36% knock out percentage over Pilarte's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pilarte had a slight advantage over Kelleher, with a 50% submission rate over Kelleher's 45%.

Brian Kelleher was the older man by 3 years, at 38 years old.

Pilarte had a height advantage of 6 inches over Kelleher. That also extended to a 10-inch reach advantage.

Kelleher was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 24 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 7 months later than Pilarte, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 53 more professional rounds, 77 to Pilarte's 24.

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Kelleher's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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