Carmouche vs Porto

Who won Carmouche vs Porto?

Liz Carmouche beat Vanessa Porto by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of Bellator 256, on Friday 9th April 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Liz Carmouche.

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 Porto 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.

Vanessa Porto made her way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

This was Liz Carmouche's 7th fight in Bellator, having made her debut for the promotion in 2020.

Liz Carmouche's Bellator record stood at 7-0-0, while Vanessa Porto's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Carmouche had a large advantage in power over Porto, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Porto's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Porto had a large advantage over Carmouche, boasting a 50% submission rate over Carmouche's 21%.

Liz Carmouche was the same age as Vanessa Porto, at 41 years old.

Carmouche had a height advantage of 3 inches over Porto. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Carmouche was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2010, 15 years and 3 months later than Porto, whose first professional fight was in . She had fought 11 more professional rounds, 86 to Porto's 75.

Carmouche vs Porto form

Carmouche had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Elora Dana at PFL 2025 World Tournament: Semifinals 2 on 20th June 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

She was victorious against 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.

Activity check

Carmouche's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 22 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 months and 30 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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