Bishop vs Watanabe

Who won Bishop vs Watanabe?

Jena Bishop beat Kana Watanabe by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of PFL 2025 World Tournament, on Friday 11th April 2025 at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jena Bishop.

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).

Bishop vs Watanabe stats

Jena Bishop stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws and 4 by submission.

Kana Watanabe made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Jena Bishop's 4th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Kana Watanabe marked her 3rd fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Jena Bishop's PFL record stood at 2-2-0, while Kana Watanabe's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Watanabe had a large advantage in power over Bishop, boasting a 23% knock out percentage over Bishop's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bishop had a large advantage over Watanabe, boasting a 57% submission rate over Watanabe's 31%.

Jena Bishop was the older man by 3 years, at 39 years old.

Bishop was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 7 years and 5 months earlier than Watanabe, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 21 less professional rounds, 20 to Watanabe's 41.

Bishop vs Watanabe form

Jena Bishop had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Dakota Ditcheva at PFL 7: 2024 Playoffs on 2nd August 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Taila Santos at PFL 4: 2024 Regular Season on 13th June 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had won against Chelsea Hackett at PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season on 4th April 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Boeing Center, San Antonio.

Before that, he had beaten Ilara Joanne at Bellator 300 on 7th October 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

He had defeated Elina Kallionidou at Bellator Dublin on 25th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Kana Watanabe had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had been defeated by Liz Carmouche at PFL 4: 2024 Regular Season on 13th June 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, she was victorious 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.

Going into that contest, she had won against 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.

Before that, she had lost to 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.

She had beaten Denise Kielholtz at Bellator 281 on 13th May 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at SSE Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jena Bishop had been fighting more than Kana Watanabe.

Going to this contest, Jena Bishop had last fought 9 months and 14 days ago, while Kana Watanabe's last outing had been 11 months and 3 days ago.

Bishop's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Watanabe's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Bishop vs Watanabe start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:50 AM UTC , which was 8:50 PM EST or 5:50 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:50 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Bishop vs Watanabe?

Jena Bishop was a 4/9 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Kana Watanabe made his way into the ring at 13/8 (+160) with oddsmakers.