Kelly vs Kim

Who won Kelly vs Kim?

Tae Kyun Kim beat Nathan Kelly by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of PFL 2025 World Tournament, on Thursday 3rd April 2025 at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando.

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).

Kelly vs Kim stats

Nathan Kelly stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Tae Kyun Kim made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Nathan Kelly's 6th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Tae Kyun Kim marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Nathan Kelly's PFL record stood at 4-2-0, while Tae Kyun Kim's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Kim had a slight advantage in power over Kelly, with a 40% knock out percentage over Kelly's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kelly had an advantage over Kim, with a 45% submission rate over Kim's 30%.

Nathan Kelly was the older man by 27 years, at 27 years old.

Kim had a height advantage of 3 inches over Kelly.

Kelly was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in , 7 years and 6 months earlier than Kim, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 22 to Kim's 27.

Kelly vs Kim form

Kelly 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 lost to Akhmed Magomedov at PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes on 25th January 2025 by submission in the 2nd round at Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had won against Jose Sanchez at Bellator Champions Series: Dublin on 22nd June 2024 by submission in the 1st round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Vikas Singh Ruhil at Bellator Champions Series: Belfast on 22nd March 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at SSE Arena, Belfast.

Before that, he had defeated Dimitry Solimeis at PFL Europe 4: 2023 Championships on 8th December 2023 by submission in the 1st round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

He was victorious against Damion Nelson at PFL Playoffs: Heavyweights & Women’s Featherweights on 18th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Activity check

Kelly's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

What time did Kelly vs Kim start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:00 AM UTC , which was 8:00 PM EST or 5:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Kelly vs Kim?

Nathan Kelly was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Tae Kyun Kim made his way into the ring at 13/20 (-150) with oddsmakers.