Loughnane vs Kamaka III

Who won Loughnane vs Kamaka III?

Brendan Loughnane beat Kai Kamaka III by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of PFL 9, on Friday 23rd August 2024 at The Anthem in Washington.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Brendan Loughnane.

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).

Loughnane vs Kamaka III stats

Brendan Loughnane stepped into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Kai Kamaka III made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Brendan Loughnane's 15th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Kai Kamaka III marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Brendan Loughnane's PFL record stood at 12-3-0, while Kai Kamaka III's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Loughnane had a massive power advantage over Kamaka III, boasting a 57% knock out percentage over Kamaka III's 7%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kamaka III had a slight advantage over Loughnane, with a 7% submission rate over Loughnane's 4%.

Brendan Loughnane was the older man by 5 years, at 35 years old.

Loughnane had a height advantage of 2 inches over Kamaka III. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Loughnane was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 3 months earlier than Kamaka III, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 27 more professional rounds, 84 to Kamaka III's 57.

Loughnane vs Kamaka III form

Loughnane had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Pedro Carvalho at PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season on 19th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jesus Pinedo at PFL 4 on 8th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Marlon Moraes at PFL 1 on 1st April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at The Theater - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Bubba Jenkins at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

He was victorious against Chris Wade at PFL 2022 #9 on 20th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Kamaka III had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Henry Corrales at Bellator 300 on 7th October 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Adli Edwards at Bellator 295 on 22nd April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Kevin Boehm at Bellator 289 on 9th December 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he had been beaten by Justin Gonzales at Bellator 279 on 23rd April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

He was victorious against John De Jesus at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Brendan Loughnane had been fighting more than Kai Kamaka III.

Going to this contest, Brendan Loughnane had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 20 days ago, while Kai Kamaka III's last outing had been 1 year, 8 months and 1 day ago.

Loughnane's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Kamaka III's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Loughnane vs Kamaka III start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:40 AM UTC , which was 11:40 PM EST or 8:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Loughnane vs Kamaka III?

Brendan Loughnane was a 3/10 (-360) favourite going into the contest, while Kai Kamaka III made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+290) with oddsmakers.