Kelly vs Sanchez

Who won Kelly vs Sanchez?

Nathan Kelly beat Jose Sanchez by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of Bellator Champions Series, on Saturday 22nd June 2024 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

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).

Kelly vs Sanchez stats

Nathan Kelly stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Jose Sanchez made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Nathan Kelly's 3rd fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Jose Sanchez marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Nathan Kelly's Bellator record stood at 3-0-0, while Jose Sanchez's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Kelly had an advantage in power over Sanchez, with a 40% knock out percentage over Sanchez's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sanchez had a slight advantage over Kelly, with a 50% submission rate over Kelly's 40%.

Nathan Kelly was the older man by 27 years, at 27 years old.

Sanchez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kelly.

Kelly was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in , 8 years and 5 months earlier than Sanchez, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 21 less professional rounds, 19 to Sanchez's 40.

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Kelly's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kelly vs Sanchez?

Nathan Kelly was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Jose Sanchez made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+630) with oddsmakers.