Joanne vs Bishop

Who won Joanne vs Bishop?

Jena Bishop beat Ilara Joanne by during the prelims of Bellator 300, on Saturday 7th October 2023 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jena Bishop.

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).

Joanne vs Bishop stats

Ilara Joanne stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Jena Bishop made her way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

This was Ilara Joanne's 7th fight in Bellator, having made her debut for the promotion in 2019. Jena Bishop marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Ilara Joanne's Bellator record stood at 3-4-0, while Jena Bishop's came in at 2-0-0.

The stats suggested Joanne had a massive power advantage over Bishop, boasting a 36% knock out percentage over Bishop's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Joanne had a large advantage over Bishop, boasting a 27% submission rate over Bishop's 0%.

Ilara Joanne was the younger woman by 9 years, at 30 years old.

Joanne was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made her debut in 2013, 11 years and 7 months later than Bishop, whose first professional fight was in . She had fought 27 more professional rounds, 44 to Bishop's 17.

Joanne vs Bishop form

Ilara Joanne had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Bruna Ellen at Bellator 295 on 22nd April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Denise Kielholtz at Bellator 289 on 9th December 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Alejandra Lara at Bellator 282 on 24th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, she had been beaten by Vanessa Porto at Bellator 263 on 31st July 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Forum, Inglewood.

She had been defeated by Kana Watanabe at Bellator 237 on 28th December 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Jena Bishop had beaten 5 of her last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Elina Kallionidou at Bellator Dublin on 25th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Olivia Beeskau at LFA 145 on 21st October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Oshkosh Arena, Oshkosh, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Luana Santos at LFA 135 on 8th July 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Arizona Federal Theatre, Phoenix.

Before that, he had beaten Dione Barbosa at LFA 118 on 12th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Los Angeles-Burbank Marriott Convention Center, Burbank.

He had defeated Helen Lucero at LFA 116 on 22nd October 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Dobson Arena, Vail.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jena Bishop had been fighting more than Ilara Joanne.

Going to this contest, Ilara Joanne had last fought 1 year, 11 months and 6 days ago, while Jena Bishop's last outing had been 2 years, 1 month and 3 days ago.

Joanne's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 3 months, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year and 18 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Bishop's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 6 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 7 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Joanne vs Bishop?

Ilara Joanne was a 7/4 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Jena Bishop made her way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.