Yamada vs Kelly

Who won Yamada vs Kelly?

Tetsuya Yamada beat Eric Kelly by submission in the 1st round during the main card of ONE Championship – Grit and Glory, on Saturday 12th May 2018 at Jakarta Convention Center in Jakarta.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Yamada vs Kelly division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Yamada vs Kelly stats

Tetsuya Yamada stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Eric Kelly made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

Tetsuya Yamada's One Championship record stood at 3-4-0, while Eric Kelly's came in at 5-8-0.

The stats suggested Yamada had a large advantage in power over Kelly, boasting a 38% knock out percentage over Kelly's 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kelly had a massive advantage over Yamada, boasting a 75% submission rate over Yamada's 33%.

Tetsuya Yamada was the younger man by 8 years, at 35 years old.

Yamada had a height advantage of 4 inches over Kelly.

Yamada was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 1 year and 7 months earlier than Kelly, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 33 more professional rounds, 72 to Kelly's 39.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Eric Kelly had been fighting more than Tetsuya Yamada.

Going to this contest, Tetsuya Yamada had last fought 7 years, 1 month and 7 days ago, while Eric Kelly's last outing had been 7 years, 3 months and 5 days ago.

What were the odds on Yamada vs Kelly?

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