Luis Rafael Laurentino
Laurentino
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May 23 2019
Thursday

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Long Island, United States

Main Card
3 rounds contest @ Featherweight
33-1-0
KO 1
KO 1
13-1-0

The tape

32
Age
32
5' 8" / 173 cm
Height
5' 11" / 180 cm
68.9" / 175 cm
Reach
70.9" / 180 cm

Tape record

UDUDKOSUBKO
Form
KOKOKOUDUD
33
Wins
13
9
By KO
5
27
KO%
38
19
By SUB
2
58
SUB%
15
1
Loses
1
1
Stopped
1
0
Tapped
0
0
Draws
0
2012
Debut
2013
34
Bouts
14
49
Rounds
34
2 hours, 48 minutes
Fight Time
2 hours, 28 minutes

Tape rankings @ Featherweight

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Luis Rafael Laurentino vs Jeremy Kennedy report

Who won Laurentino vs Kennedy?

Luis Rafael Laurentino beat Jeremy Kennedy by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of PFL 2019 #2, on Thursday 23rd May 2019 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Long Island.

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).

Laurentino vs Kennedy stats

Luis Rafael Laurentino stepped into the octagon with a record of 33 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 19 by submission.

Jeremy Kennedy made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Jeremy Kennedy marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Luis Rafael Laurentino's PFL record stood at 1-2-0, while Jeremy Kennedy's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Kennedy had an advantage in power over Laurentino, with a 38% knock out percentage over Laurentino's 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Laurentino had a massive advantage over Kennedy, boasting a 58% submission rate over Kennedy's 15%.

Luis Rafael Laurentino was the same age as Jeremy Kennedy, at 32 years old.

Kennedy had a height advantage of 3 inches over Laurentino. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Laurentino's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Kennedy's, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 11 months earlier than Kennedy, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 55 to Kennedy's 60.

Laurentino vs Kennedy form

Kennedy had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Aaron Pico at Bellator 286 on 1st October 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Emmanuel Sanchez at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Adam Borics at Bellator 256 on 9th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, his fight against Daniel Pineda at PFL 2019 #8 on 17th October 2019 ended in a no contest.

He had defeated Steven Siler at PFL 2019 #5 on 25th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Activity check

Kennedy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Laurentino vs Kennedy?

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