Blencowe vs McMann

Who won Blencowe vs McMann?

Sara McMann beat Arlene Blencowe by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 294, on Friday 21st April 2023 at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.

The scorecards were announced as 29-27, 30-27, 30-26 in favor of the winner Sara McMann.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Blencowe vs McMann stats

Arlene Blencowe stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Sara McMann made her way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Arlene Blencowe's 15th fight in Bellator, having made her debut for the promotion in 2015.

Arlene Blencowe's Bellator record stood at 9-6-0, while Sara McMann's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Blencowe had a massive power advantage over McMann, boasting a 53% knock out percentage over McMann's 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested McMann had a massive advantage over Blencowe, boasting a 38% submission rate over Blencowe's 7%.

Arlene Blencowe was the younger woman by 2 years, at 42 years old.

McMann had a height advantage of 1 inch over Blencowe. Despite this, she had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Blencowe was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made her debut in 2013, 1 year and 10 months later than McMann, whose first professional fight was in 2011. She had fought 20 more professional rounds, 66 to McMann's 46.

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What were the odds on Blencowe vs McMann?

Arlene Blencowe was a 6/4 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Sara McMann made her way into the ring at 12/25 (-210) with oddsmakers.