Carmouche vs Watanabe

Who won Carmouche vs Watanabe?

Liz Carmouche beat Kana Watanabe by submission in the 3rd round during the main card of PFL 4, on Thursday 13th June 2024 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 21 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Kana Watanabe made her way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Liz Carmouche's 5th fight in the PFL, having made her debut for the promotion in 2024. Kana Watanabe marked her 3rd fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Liz Carmouche's PFL record stood at 4-1-0, while Kana Watanabe's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Carmouche had an advantage in power over Watanabe, with a 43% knock out percentage over Watanabe's 23%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Watanabe had a slight advantage over Carmouche, with a 31% submission rate over Carmouche's 24%.

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

Carmouche was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 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

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

In her last fight leading up to 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.

Kana Watanabe had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had been beaten by 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 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.

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 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.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Liz Carmouche had last fought 6 days ago, while Kana Watanabe's last outing had been 2 months and 15 days ago.

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.

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.

What time did Carmouche vs Watanabe start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:10 AM UTC , which was 9:10 PM EST or 6:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Carmouche vs Watanabe?

Liz Carmouche was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Kana Watanabe made her way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.