Joanne vs Ellen

Who won Joanne vs Ellen?

Bruna Ellen beat Ilara Joanne by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 295, on Saturday 22nd April 2023 at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Bruna Ellen.

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 Ellen stats

Ilara Joanne stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Bruna Ellen made her way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out.

This was Ilara Joanne's 7th fight in Bellator, having made her debut for the promotion in 2019. Bruna Ellen marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Ilara Joanne's Bellator record stood at 3-4-0, while Bruna Ellen's came in at 5-4-0.

The stats suggested Joanne had a large advantage in power over Ellen, boasting a 40% knock out percentage over Ellen's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Joanne had a large advantage over Ellen, boasting a 30% submission rate over Ellen's 0%.

Ilara Joanne was the older woman by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Joanne was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made her debut in 2013, 1 year and 7 months earlier than Ellen, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 12 more professional rounds, 48 to Ellen's 36.

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Joanne's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 9 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 4 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Joanne vs Ellen?

Ilara Joanne was a 8/15 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Bruna Ellen made her way into the ring at 11/8 (+140) with oddsmakers.