Cyborg vs Blencowe

Who won Cyborg vs Blencowe?

Cris Cyborg beat Arlene Blencowe by submission in the 2nd round during the main event of Bellator 249, on Thursday 15th October 2020 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

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

Cyborg vs Blencowe stats

Cris Cyborg stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Arlene Blencowe made her way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Cris Cyborg's 6th fight in Bellator, having made her debut for the promotion in 2020. Arlene Blencowe marked her 15th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Cris Cyborg's Bellator record stood at 6-0-0, while Arlene Blencowe's came in at 9-6-0.

The stats suggested Cyborg had a large advantage in power over Blencowe, boasting a 82% knock out percentage over Blencowe's 54%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Blencowe had a slight advantage over Cyborg, with a 8% submission rate over Cyborg's 0%.

Cris Cyborg was the younger woman by 2 years, at 39 years old.

Cyborg had a height advantage of 3 inches over Blencowe. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Cyborg was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made her debut in 2005, 7 years and 10 months earlier than Blencowe, whose first professional fight was in 2013. She had fought 3 more professional rounds, 69 to Blencowe's 66.

Cyborg vs Blencowe form

Cyborg had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Julia Budd at Bellator 238 on 25th January 2020 by knockout in the 4th round in their Bellator Women’s Featherweight championship fight at The Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Felicia Spencer at UFC 240 on 27th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Amanda Nunes at UFC 232 on 29th December 2018 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Women’s Featherweight championship fight at The Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Before that, she had defeated Yana Santos at UFC 222 on 3rd March 2018 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Women’s Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

She was victorious against Holly Holm at UFC 219 on 30th December 2017 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

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

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Sinead Kavanagh at Bellator Champions Series: Dublin on 22nd June 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Sara McMann at Bellator 294 on 21st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

Going into that contest, she had been defeated by Cris Cyborg at Bellator 279 on 23rd April 2022 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Women’s Featherweight championship fight at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

Before that, she had beaten Pam Sorenson at Bellator 271 on 12th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood.

She had defeated Dayana Silva at Bellator 262 on 16th July 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Arlene Blencowe had been fighting more than Cris Cyborg.

Going to this contest, Cris Cyborg had last fought 5 years, 1 month and 22 days ago, while Arlene Blencowe's last outing had been 8 months and 25 days ago.

Cyborg's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 17 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Blencowe's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 3 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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