PFL Belfast: Kelly vs. Wilson Recap: Full Results and Analysis
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Jay-Jay Wilson walked into SSE Arena Belfast as the underdog and walked out thirty-seven seconds later. The New Zealander destroyed unbeaten Irish hometown hero Darragh Kelly in the PFL Belfast main event — landing a body kick to set up the sequence, then connecting with a powerful left hook that sent Kelly to the canvas, before finishing with relentless ground-and-pound from top position. The referee stopped it at 0:37 of round one. Kelly had never been knocked out in his professional career. He had never been stopped at all. The Belfast crowd witnessed both for the first time on the same night.
The rest of the card mixed three-round decisions on the main card with quick prelim stoppages from fighters with Northern Irish ties. PFL's first Belfast event delivered consistent action and gave the local crowd genuine moments to celebrate.
Full Results
| Fight | Winner | Method | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darragh Kelly vs. Jay-Jay Wilson | Jay-Jay Wilson | TKO | 1 | 0:37 |
| Rhys McKee vs. Alex Lohore | Rhys McKee | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov vs. Tyson Pedro | Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Chris Mixan vs. Eoin Sheridan | Eoin Sheridan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Pedro Carvalho vs. Sergio Cossio | Pedro Carvalho | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Ciaran Clarke vs. Dean Garnett | Dean Garnett | TKO | 1 | 1:52 |
| Caolán Loughran vs. Alan Philpott | Caolán Loughran | Submission (Face Crank) | 1 | 1:11 |
| David Martínez vs. Giannis Bachar | Result pending | — | — | — |
| Sean Gauci vs. Liam Gittins | Sean Gauci | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
Main Event: Wilson Ends Kelly's Perfect Record
Kelly came in unbeaten and was headlining in front of a home crowd that fully expected him to win. Wilson refused to let that expectation take root. From the opening exchange, he threw heavy before Kelly could establish his trademark forward pressure game. A well-timed body kick opened the sequence. Wilson followed with a powerful left hook that caught Kelly flush and sent him to the mat. Wilson moved in immediately — elbows and hammerfists from top position, no hesitation — and the referee stopped it at 0:37.
Kelly's perfect record was over before the arena had fully warmed up. Wilson made his ambitions clear in the post-fight, publicly calling out Alfie Davis and targeting a crack at the PFL lightweight title. After a finish like that, the call carries weight.
Co-Main: McKee Methodical Against Lohore
Rhys McKee's catchweight bout with Alex Lohore was a disciplined, measured performance from start to finish. McKee built the fight around his jab, using it to control distance and set up his right hand throughout the opening round. Lohore found moments inside in the second — landing short, clubbing hooks and briefly testing McKee's chin — but McKee answered by clinching smartly, working off the fence, and taking a significant takedown late in the round to seal it. In the third, McKee stayed composed on the outside, staying disciplined and picking his shots to coast to the finish. All three judges scored it 30-27 for the Northern Irishman in a clean, professional sweep.
Notable Prelim Finishes
Two fighters with local connections delivered the loudest moments of the prelim card. Caolán Loughran needed just 1:11 to submit Alan Philpott — body-locking him from the opening bell, dragging him to the canvas, and immediately locking in a face crank tight enough to force a rapid tap. It was precise, fast grappling. Dean Garnett handled unbeaten prospect Ciaran Clarke with equal efficiency at bantamweight, reading Clarke's timing at 1:52 of the first round, landing the big counter shot that dropped him, then finishing the job on the ground before Clarke could recover.
Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov controlled former UFC heavyweight Tyson Pedro over three rounds at light heavyweight. Pedro's striking posed real danger on the feet, but Yagshimuradov neutralized it with consistent takedowns and body-lock work, repeatedly dragging the Australian to the canvas and controlling position. Pedro showed urgency in the final round, pressing forward hunting for the finish, but Yagshimuradov timed a late body-lock takedown to run out the clock. Scores were 29-28 across the board.
Sean Gauci and Liam Gittins produced the fight of the prelims in the bantamweight main. Gittins came out sharp in round one — clean one-two combinations and good head movement had Gauci looking uncomfortable early. Gauci regrouped and made a significant adjustment in round two, attacking the lead leg with heavy calf kicks that visibly eroded Gittins's mobility over the middle rounds. The damage accumulated. Gauci stole the second, then outlasted Gittins on conditioning in the third, consistently winning exchanges on the feet and working the clinch to take the unanimous decision.
Pedro Carvalho edged Sergio Cossio over three rounds in a competitive catchweight contest. Cossio came out dangerous — heavy calf kicks in the opening round put Carvalho on the back foot. Carvalho adjusted by going to his grappling, working to mount in round two and spending extended time threatening submissions. By the third, Cossio had burned through too much energy. Carvalho controlled clinch exchanges and managed the round to secure the unanimous decision.
Eoin Sheridan kept his unbeaten record intact with a clean decision over Chris Mixan, highlighted by a back-take sequence in round two that came close to a submission finish before the bell.
The result for the David Martínez vs. Giannis Bachar welterweight bout has not yet been recorded in the system.