Who won Kurtis Ellis vs Joey Gambino?

Joey Gambino defeated Kurtis Ellis by TKO in round 2 (01:08) in the Featherweight bout of BKFC 86 Mohegan Sun: Lane vs Pague, held Saturday, January 17, 2026 at Mohegan Sun, Uncasville.

Ellis vs Gambino Result & Stats: Gambino wins by TKO R2 · BKFC 86 Mohegan Sun, Sat, Jan 17, 2026

Fight stats: totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

Kurtis EllisJoey Gambino

0

Knockdowns

1

22 / 39

Significant strikes

22 / 47

56%

Sig. strike accuracy

47%

22 / 39

Total strikes

22 / 47

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Kurtis EllisJoey Gambino

1045%

Head

836%

1255%

Body

1464%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Kurtis Ellis

45%55%

Joey Gambino

50%50%

■ Distance■ Clinch

Round by round

Significant strikes landed per round

Kurtis EllisJoey Gambino

R1

18

15

R2

4

7

Bars share one scale across rounds. The side that landed more is solid.

Round 1

0

Knockdowns

1

18 / 29

Significant strikes

15 / 28

62%

Sig. strike accuracy

54%

18 / 29

Total strikes

15 / 28

Round 2

0

Knockdowns

0

4 / 10

Significant strikes

7 / 19

40%

Sig. strike accuracy

37%

4 / 10

Total strikes

7 / 19

Betting Odds

Kurtis Ellis

+170

37% implied win probability

Open: +163Best: +200

Joey Gambino

-215

68% implied win probability

Open: -223Best: -185

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Kurtis EllisJoey Gambino

Sportsbook	Kurtis Ellis	Joey Gambino
BetOnline	+200	-235
BetUS	+142	-185
Betway	+163	-225
Bookmaker	+175	-224

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Style & credentials

Kurtis Ellis

No background on record

Joey Gambino

No background on record

Camp · Team Raging Warriors · United States

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

74%

Head

49%

26%

Body

40%

0%

Leg

11%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Kurtis Ellislast 2 fights

77%23%

Joey Gambinolast 4 fights

65%31%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

5.33

Strikes landed / min

3.91

10.13

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.86

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Kurtis Ellis2 fights · by range and by target

Range

77%Distance · 54

23%Clinch · 16

0%Ground · 0

Target

74%Head · 52

26%Body · 18

0%Leg · 0

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Joey Gambino2 UFC fights · 44 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

43%19/92

20%9/12

20%9/10

Clinch

2%1/3

2%1/1

Ground

9%4/5

0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Kurtis Ellis12 of 12 ended early · 100%0 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

Joey Gambino9 of 11 ended early · 82%2 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

3 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 3

Kurtis Ellis1-2

L
Joey Gambino
BKFC 86 Mohegan Sun: Lane vs Pague · Jan 17, 2026
TKO · R2 · 1:08 · Featherweight
W
Joe Saucedo
Sparta Fight Night 23 · Jul 25, 2025
TKO · R2 · 0:42
L
Alonzo Martinez
BKFC Fight Night Omaha: Cochrane vs Edwards · Apr 18, 2025
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 2:00 · Middleweight

Joey Gambino2-0

W
Tommy Strydom
BKFC Fight Night Mohegan Sun: Henry vs Trinidad-Snake · Aug 21, 2026
TKO · R2 · 0:23 · Featherweight
W
Kurtis Ellis
BKFC 86 Mohegan Sun: Lane vs Pague · Jan 17, 2026
TKO · R2 · 1:08 · Featherweight