Velasquez vs Kielholtz

Who won Velasquez vs Kielholtz?

Juliana Velasquez beat Denise Kielholtz by split decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of Bellator 262, on Friday 16th July 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced as 48-47, 48-47, 48-47 in favor of the winner Juliana Velasquez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

This contest was for the Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship.

Velasquez vs Kielholtz stats

Juliana Velasquez stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Denise Kielholtz made her way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Juliana Velasquez's 9th fight in Bellator, having made her debut for the promotion in 2017.

Juliana Velasquez's Bellator record stood at 7-2-0, while Denise Kielholtz's came in at 8-4-0.

The stats suggested Velasquez had a slight advantage in power over Kielholtz, with a 36% knock out percentage over Kielholtz's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kielholtz had a massive advantage over Velasquez, boasting a 50% submission rate over Velasquez's 9%.

Juliana Velasquez was the older woman by 3 years, at 38 years old.

Velasquez had a height advantage of 3 inches over Kielholtz. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Velasquez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made her debut in 2014, 10 months earlier than Kielholtz, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 20 more professional rounds, 49 to Kielholtz's 29.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Juliana Velasquez had been fighting more than Denise Kielholtz.

Going to this contest, Juliana Velasquez had last fought 4 years and 11 days ago, while Denise Kielholtz's last outing had been 4 years, 2 months and 20 days ago.

Velasquez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 7 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years and 3 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

Kielholtz's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 15 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 27 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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