Carmouche vs Watanabe

Who won Carmouche vs Watanabe?

Liz Carmouche beat Kana Watanabe by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of Bellator 261, on Friday 25th June 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

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 Watanabe 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.

Kana Watanabe made her way to the cage with an unblemished record of 9 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Liz Carmouche's 7th fight in Bellator, having made her debut for the promotion in 2020. Kana Watanabe marked her 6th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Liz Carmouche's Bellator record stood at 7-0-0, while Kana Watanabe's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Carmouche had a slight advantage in power over Watanabe, with a 43% knock out percentage over Watanabe's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Watanabe had an advantage over Carmouche, with a 33% submission rate over Carmouche's 21%.

Liz Carmouche was the older woman by 5 years, at 41 years old.

Carmouche was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made her debut in 2010, 7 years and 8 months earlier than Watanabe, whose first professional fight was in 2017. She had fought 45 more professional rounds, 86 to Watanabe's 41.

Carmouche vs Watanabe form

Kana Watanabe had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this 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, United States.

Previous to 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

She had been beaten by Liz Carmouche at Bellator 261 on 25th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Activity check

Carmouche's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 8 months and 5 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 21 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.7 rounds on average.

Watanabe's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 22 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 23 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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