Theodorou vs Kelly

Who won Theodorou vs Kelly?

Elias Theodorou beat Daniel Kelly by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night 121, on Saturday 18th November 2017 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Elias Theodorou.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Theodorou vs Kelly stats

Elias Theodorou stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Daniel Kelly made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Elias Theodorou's UFC record stood at 8-3-0, while Daniel Kelly's came in at 6-4-0.

The stats suggested Theodorou had a large advantage in power over Kelly, boasting a 46% knock out percentage over Kelly's 23%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kelly had a large advantage over Theodorou, boasting a 38% submission rate over Theodorou's 8%.

Elias Theodorou was the younger man by 11 years, at 36 years old.

Theodorou had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kelly. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Theodorou's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Kelly's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2011, 4 years and 10 months later than Kelly, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 21 more professional rounds, 55 to Kelly's 34.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Daniel Kelly had been fighting more than Elias Theodorou.

Going to this contest, Elias Theodorou had last fought 7 years, 8 months and 21 days ago, while Daniel Kelly's last outing had been 7 years, 9 months and 18 days ago.

Theodorou's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 1 month and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 years and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Kelly's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 years and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 years and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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