Pedersen vs Kelly

Who won Pedersen vs Kelly?

Nathan Kelly beat Scott Pedersen by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator MMA, on Friday 25th February 2022 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

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).

Pedersen vs Kelly stats

Scott Pedersen stepped into the octagon with a record of 1 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws and 1 by submission.

Nathan Kelly made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Nathan Kelly marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Scott Pedersen's Bellator record stood at 0-1-0, while Nathan Kelly's came in at 3-0-0.

The stats suggested that Pedersen and Kelly have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pedersen had a massive advantage over Kelly, boasting a 100% submission rate over Kelly's 0%.

Scott Pedersen was the older man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Pedersen was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2021, 4 years and 1 month later than Kelly, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 7 less professional rounds, 15 to Kelly's 22.

Pedersen vs Kelly form

Kelly had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 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.

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Kelly's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

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