Kallionidou vs Bishop

Who won Kallionidou vs Bishop?

Jena Bishop beat Elina Kallionidou by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator Dublin, on Saturday 25th February 2023 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

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

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).

Kallionidou vs Bishop stats

Elina Kallionidou stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

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

Jena Bishop marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Elina Kallionidou's Bellator record stood at 2-5-0, while Jena Bishop's came in at 2-0-0.

The stats suggested Kallionidou had a massive power advantage over Bishop, boasting a 56% knock out percentage over Bishop's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kallionidou had a large advantage over Bishop, boasting a 22% submission rate over Bishop's 0%.

Elina Kallionidou was the younger man by 13 years, at 26 years old.

Kallionidou was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 10 years and 3 months later than Bishop, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 35 to Bishop's 17.

Kallionidou vs Bishop form

Jena Bishop had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Taila Santos 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, he had won against Chelsea Hackett at PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season on 4th April 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Boeing Center, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ilara Joanne at Bellator 300 on 7th October 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Before that, 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.

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.

Activity check

Kallionidou's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Bishop's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kallionidou vs Bishop?

Elina Kallionidou was a 23/20 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Jena Bishop made his way into the ring at 8/13 (-160) with oddsmakers.