Kelly vs Nelson

Who won Kelly vs Nelson?

Nathan Kelly beat Damion Nelson by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of PFL Playoffs, on Friday 18th August 2023 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Nathan Kelly.

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 Nelson stats

Nathan Kelly stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Damion Nelson made his way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out.

This was Nathan Kelly's 5th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Nathan Kelly's PFL record stood at 4-1-0, while Damion Nelson's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Kelly had an advantage in power over Nelson, with a 43% knock out percentage over Nelson's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kelly had a massive advantage over Nelson, boasting a 43% submission rate over Nelson's 0%.

Nathan Kelly was the younger man by 4 years, at 27 years old.

Nelson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kelly.

Kelly was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in , 3 years and 7 months earlier than Nelson, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 21 to Nelson's 21.

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Kelly's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kelly vs Nelson?

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