Carmouche vs Velasquez

Who won Carmouche vs Velasquez?

Liz Carmouche beat Juliana Velasquez by submission in the 2nd round during the co-main event of Bellator 289, on Friday 9th December 2022 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

This contest was for the Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship.

Carmouche vs Velasquez stats

Liz Carmouche stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Juliana Velasquez made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Liz Carmouche's 7th fight in Bellator, having made her debut for the promotion in 2020. Juliana Velasquez marked her 9th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Liz Carmouche's Bellator record stood at 7-0-0, while Juliana Velasquez's came in at 7-2-0.

The stats suggested Carmouche had an advantage in power over Velasquez, with a 47% knock out percentage over Velasquez's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Carmouche had a slight advantage over Velasquez, with a 18% submission rate over Velasquez's 8%.

Liz Carmouche was the older woman by 3 years, at 41 years old.

Velasquez had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Carmouche was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made her debut in 2010, 4 years and 8 months earlier than Velasquez, whose first professional fight was in 2014. She had fought 36 more professional rounds, 86 to Velasquez's 50.

Carmouche vs Velasquez form

Carmouche had won all 5 of her most recent fights, stopping 3 opponents and going to the judges twice.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Ilima Lei Macfarlane at Bellator 300 on 7th October 2023 by knockout in the 5th round in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten DeAnna Bennett at Bellator 294 on 21st April 2023 by submission in the 4th round in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Juliana Velasquez at Bellator 289 on 9th December 2022 by submission in the 2nd round in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, she was victorious against Juliana Velasquez at Bellator 278 on 22nd April 2022 by knockout in the 4th round in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

She had won against Kana Watanabe at Bellator 261 on 25th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Velasquez had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Liz Carmouche at Bellator 289 on 9th December 2022 by submission in the 2nd round in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Liz Carmouche at Bellator 278 on 22nd April 2022 by knockout in the 4th round in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Denise Kielholtz at Bellator 262 on 16th July 2021 by split decision in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, she had defeated Ilima Lei Macfarlane at Bellator 254 on 10th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

She was victorious against Kristina Williams at Bellator 224 on 12th July 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at WinStar World Casino, Thackerville.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Liz Carmouche had been fighting more than Juliana Velasquez.

Going to this contest, Liz Carmouche had last fought 1 year, 8 months and 27 days ago, while Juliana Velasquez's last outing had been 2 years, 6 months and 25 days ago.

Carmouche's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 9 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 21 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Velasquez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 22 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 12 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Carmouche vs Velasquez?

Liz Carmouche was a 11/8 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Juliana Velasquez made her way into the ring at 8/15 (-190) with oddsmakers.