Kelly vs Giordano

Who won Kelly vs Giordano?

Alessandro Giordano beat Sam Kelly by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of Cage Warriors 168, on Saturday 16th March 2024 at BEC Arena in Manchester.

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).

Kelly vs Giordano stats

Sam Kelly stepped into the octagon with a record of 4 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Alessandro Giordano made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

Alessandro Giordano marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Sam Kelly's Cage Warriors record stood at 2-2-0, while Alessandro Giordano's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Giordano had an advantage in power over Kelly, with a 67% knock out percentage over Kelly's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kelly had a massive advantage over Giordano, boasting a 50% submission rate over Giordano's 0%.

Sam Kelly was the older man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Kelly had a height advantage of 1 inch over Giordano.

Kelly was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 3 years and 2 months later than Giordano, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 16 less professional rounds, 14 to Giordano's 30.

Activity check

Kelly's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Giordano's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kelly vs Giordano?

Sam Kelly was a 8/15 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Alessandro Giordano made his way into the ring at 11/8 (+140) with oddsmakers.