Joanne vs Ellen

Who won Joanne vs Ellen?

Bruna Ellen beat Ilara Joanne by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 295, on Saturday 22nd April 2023 at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Bruna Ellen.

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).

Joanne vs Ellen stats

Ilara Joanne stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Bruna Ellen made her way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out.

This was Ilara Joanne's 7th fight in Bellator, having made her debut for the promotion in 2019. Bruna Ellen marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Ilara Joanne's Bellator record stood at 3-4-0, while Bruna Ellen's came in at 5-4-0.

The stats suggested Joanne had a large advantage in power over Ellen, boasting a 40% knock out percentage over Ellen's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Joanne had a large advantage over Ellen, boasting a 30% submission rate over Ellen's 0%.

Ilara Joanne was the older woman by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Joanne was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made her debut in 2013, 1 year and 7 months earlier than Ellen, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 8 more professional rounds, 44 to Ellen's 36.

Joanne vs Ellen form

Ilara Joanne had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Denise Kielholtz at Bellator 289 on 9th December 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Alejandra Lara at Bellator 282 on 24th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Vanessa Porto at Bellator 263 on 31st July 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Forum, Inglewood.

Before that, she had been beaten by Kana Watanabe at Bellator 237 on 28th December 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

She had defeated Bec Rawlings at Bellator 231 on 25th October 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Activity check

Joanne's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 1 day, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year and 12 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Ellen's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 14 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 26 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Joanne vs Ellen?

Ilara Joanne was a 8/15 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Bruna Ellen made her way into the ring at 11/8 (+140) with oddsmakers.