Ditcheva vs Bishop

Who won Ditcheva vs Bishop?

Dakota Ditcheva beat Jena Bishop by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of PFL 7, on Friday 2nd August 2024 at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Ditcheva vs Bishop stats

Dakota Ditcheva stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Jena Bishop made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 4 by submission.

This was Dakota Ditcheva's 9th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Jena Bishop marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Dakota Ditcheva's PFL record stood at 9-0-0, while Jena Bishop's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Ditcheva had a massive power advantage over Bishop, boasting a 83% knock out percentage over Bishop's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bishop had a massive advantage over Ditcheva, boasting a 57% submission rate over Ditcheva's 8%.

Dakota Ditcheva was the younger man by 13 years, at 26 years old.

Ditcheva was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2021, 4 years and 2 months later than Bishop, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 20 to Bishop's 22.

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Ditcheva's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What time did Ditcheva vs Bishop start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:10 AM UTC , which was 10:10 PM EST or 7:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Ditcheva vs Bishop?

Dakota Ditcheva was a 2/9 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Jena Bishop made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.