Carmouche vs Watanabe

Who won Carmouche vs Watanabe?

Liz Carmouche beat Kana Watanabe by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of Bellator 261, on Friday 25th June 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Carmouche vs Watanabe stats

Liz Carmouche stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Kana Watanabe made her way to the cage with an unblemished record of 9 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Liz Carmouche's 7th fight in Bellator, having made her debut for the promotion in 2020. Kana Watanabe marked her 6th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Liz Carmouche's Bellator record stood at 7-0-0, while Kana Watanabe's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Carmouche had a slight advantage in power over Watanabe, with a 43% knock out percentage over Watanabe's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Watanabe had an advantage over Carmouche, with a 33% submission rate over Carmouche's 21%.

Liz Carmouche was the older woman by 5 years, at 41 years old.

Carmouche was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made her debut in 2010, 7 years and 8 months earlier than Watanabe, whose first professional fight was in 2017. She had fought 42 more professional rounds, 83 to Watanabe's 41.

Carmouche vs Watanabe form

Carmouche had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Ilara Joanne at PFL 2025 World Tournament: First Round 2 on 11th April 2025 by knockout in the 1st round at Universal Studios Florida, Orlando, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Taila Santos at PFL 7: 2024 Playoffs on 2nd August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Kana Watanabe at PFL 4: 2024 Regular Season on 13th June 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, she had defeated Juliana Velasquez at PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season on 4th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Boeing Center, San Antonio.

She was victorious against Ilima Lei Macfarlane at Bellator 300 on 7th October 2023 by knockout in the 5th round in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Activity check

Carmouche's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 7 months, meaning she had been fighting on average every 3 months and 25 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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