Ditcheva vs Inaba

When is Ditcheva vs Inaba?

Dakota Ditcheva is set to take on Sumiko Inaba in the co-main event of PFL Champions Series, on Saturday 26th July 2025 at GrandWest Arena in Cape Town.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Ditcheva vs Inaba stats

Dakota Ditcheva steps into the octagon with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Sumiko Inaba will make his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This will be Dakota Ditcheva's 9th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Sumiko Inaba will mark her 1st fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Dakota Ditcheva's PFL record currently stands at 9-0-0, while Sumiko Inaba's comes in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggest Ditcheva has a massive power advantage over Inaba, boasting a 86% knock out percentage over Inaba's 50%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Inaba will have a slight advantage over Ditcheva, with a 13% submission rate over Ditcheva's 7%.

Dakota Ditcheva is the younger man by 8 years, at 26 years old.

Ditcheva has a height advantage of 4 inches over Inaba.

Ditcheva's experience as a professional fighter is relatively equal to Inaba's, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2021, 5 months later than Inaba, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He has fought 1 less professional rounds, 20 to Inaba's 21.

Ditcheva vs Inaba form

Ditcheva remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Taila Santos at PFL 2024 Championships on 29th November 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at The Mayadeen, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jena Bishop at PFL 7: 2024 Playoffs on 2nd August 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Chelsea Hackett at PFL 4: 2024 Regular Season on 13th June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he was victorious against Lisa Mauldin at PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season on 4th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Boeing Center, San Antonio.

He had won against Valentina Scatizzi at PFL Europe 4: 2023 Championships on 8th December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Inaba has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In her last fight, she defeated Mackenzie Stiller at Bellator Champions Series: San Diego on 7th September 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States.

Previous to that, she had defeated Saray Orozco at PFL 4: 2024 Regular Season on 13th June 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Denise Kielholtz at Bellator 301 on 17th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Before that, she was victorious against Veta Arteaga at Bellator 295 on 22nd April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

She had won against Nadine Mandiau at Bellator 286 on 1st October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Dakota Ditcheva has been fighting more than Sumiko Inaba.

Dakota Ditcheva last fought 5 months and 9 days ago, while Sumiko Inaba's last outing was 8 months and 1 day ago.

Ditcheva's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year and 5 months, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.2 rounds on average.

Inaba's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 7 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Ditcheva vs Inaba?

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