Watanabe vs Lara

Who won Watanabe vs Lara?

Kana Watanabe beat Alejandra Lara by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 255, on Friday 2nd April 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Kana Watanabe.

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).

Watanabe vs Lara stats

Kana Watanabe stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Alejandra Lara made her way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Kana Watanabe's 6th fight in Bellator, having made her debut for the promotion in 2019.

Kana Watanabe's Bellator record stood at 4-2-0, while Alejandra Lara's came in at 3-6-0.

The stats suggested Lara had an advantage in power over Watanabe, with a 44% knock out percentage over Watanabe's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Watanabe and Lara would have been pretty equal, both with a 33% submission rate.

Kana Watanabe was the older woman by 6 years, at 36 years old.

Lara had a height advantage of 1 inch over Watanabe. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Watanabe was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2017, 5 years and 11 months later than Lara, whose first professional fight was in 2011. She had fought 4 more professional rounds, 41 to Lara's 37.

Watanabe vs Lara form

Kana Watanabe had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Jena Bishop at PFL 2025 World Tournament: First Round 2 on 11th April 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Universal Studios Florida, Orlando, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Liz Carmouche at PFL 4: 2024 Regular Season on 13th June 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, she had won against Shanna Young at PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season on 4th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Boeing Center, San Antonio.

Before that, she had beaten Veta Arteaga at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN 2 on 31st July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

She had been defeated by Ilima Lei Macfarlane at Bellator 295 on 22nd April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

Activity check

Watanabe's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 4 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 5 months and 8 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Lara's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 28 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year and 9 months. In those fights, she fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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