Kelly vs Magomedov

When is Kelly vs Magomedov?

Nathan Kelly is set to face Akhmed Magomedov during the main card of Bellator Champions Series, on Saturday 25th January 2025 at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit will be 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Kelly vs Magomedov stats

Nathan Kelly steps into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Akhmed Magomedov will make his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 5 by submission.

This will be Nathan Kelly's 3rd fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Nathan Kelly's Bellator record currently stands at 3-0-0, while Akhmed Magomedov's comes in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggest Kelly has a massive power advantage over Magomedov, boasting a 36% knock out percentage over Magomedov's 0%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Magomedov will have an advantage over Kelly, with a 56% submission rate over Kelly's 45%.

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

Kelly has a height advantage of 1 inch over Magomedov.

Kelly is arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in , 7 years and 8 months earlier than Magomedov, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 6 less professional rounds, 19 to Magomedov's 25.

Kelly vs Magomedov form

Kelly has won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In his last fight, he 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.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

He had won against Zachary Hicks at PFL Challenger Series 2023 – Week 6 on 3rd March 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Universal Studios, Orlando.

Activity check

Kelly's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Magomedov's last 2 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 18 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

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