Pearce vs III

Who won Pearce vs III?

Jonathan Pearce beat Kai Kamaka III by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Vegas 15, on Saturday 28th November 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

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).

Pearce vs III stats

Jonathan Pearce stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Kai Kamaka III made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

This was Jonathan Pearce's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Kai Kamaka III marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Jonathan Pearce's UFC record stood at 5-4-0, while Kai Kamaka III's came in at 1-2-1.

The stats suggested Pearce had a massive power advantage over Kamaka III, boasting a 78% knock out percentage over Kamaka III's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pearce had an advantage over Kamaka III, with a 11% submission rate over Kamaka III's 0%.

Jonathan Pearce was the older man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Pearce had a height advantage of 5 inches over Kamaka III. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Pearce was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years later than Kamaka III, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 12 less professional rounds, 45 to Kamaka III's 57.

Pearce vs III form

Pearce had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Makwan Amirkhani at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Christian Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night on 19th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Omar Morales at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Kai Kamaka III at UFC Vegas 15 on 28th November 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Joe Lauzon at UFC on ESPN 6 on 18th October 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at TD Garden, Boston.

Kai Kamaka III had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Justin Gonzales at Bellator 279 on 23rd April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against John De Jesus 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 drawn with Danny Chavez at UFC Vegas 33 on 31st July 2021 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by TJ Brown at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest.

He had lost to Jonathan Pearce at UFC Vegas 15 on 28th November 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kai Kamaka III had been fighting more than Jonathan Pearce.

Going to this contest, Jonathan Pearce had last fought 2 years, 11 months and 4 days ago, while Kai Kamaka III's last outing had been 3 years, 2 months and 4 days ago.

Pearce's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Kamaka III's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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