Inaba vs Mandiau

Who won Inaba vs Mandiau?

Sumiko Inaba beat Nadine Mandiau by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 286, on Saturday 1st October 2022 at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center in Long Beach.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Sumiko Inaba.

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).

Inaba vs Mandiau stats

Sumiko Inaba stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 3 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Nadine Mandiau made her way to the cage with a record of 1 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

This was Sumiko Inaba's 8th fight in Bellator, having made her debut for the promotion in 2020.

Sumiko Inaba's Bellator record stood at 7-1-0, while Nadine Mandiau's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Inaba had a massive power advantage over Mandiau, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Mandiau's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Inaba had a massive advantage over Mandiau, boasting a 33% submission rate over Mandiau's 0%.

Sumiko Inaba was the older woman by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Mandiau had a height advantage of 3 inches over Inaba. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Inaba was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2020, 1 year and 4 months later than Mandiau, whose first professional fight was in 2019. She had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 21 to Mandiau's 21.

Inaba vs Mandiau form

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

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against 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, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Veta Arteaga at Bellator 295 on 22nd April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

Before that, she had defeated 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.

She was victorious against Whittany Pyles at Bellator 279 on 23rd April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

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Inaba's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 18 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Mandiau's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 6 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 18 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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