Macfarlane vs Kish

Who won Macfarlane vs Kish?

Justine Kish beat Ilima Lei Macfarlane by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 279, on Saturday 23rd April 2022 at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Justine Kish.

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).

Macfarlane vs Kish stats

Ilima Lei Macfarlane stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

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

Ilima Lei Macfarlane's Bellator record stood at 12-3-0, while Justine Kish's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Macfarlane had an advantage in power over Kish, with a 18% knock out percentage over Kish's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Macfarlane had a massive advantage over Kish, boasting a 55% submission rate over Kish's 0%.

Ilima Lei Macfarlane was the younger man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Kish had a height advantage of 1 inch over Macfarlane. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Macfarlane was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 years and 1 month later than Kish, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 49 to Kish's 43.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Justine Kish had been fighting more than Ilima Lei Macfarlane.

Going to this contest, Ilima Lei Macfarlane had last fought 6 years, 6 months and 12 days ago, while Justine Kish's last outing had been 3 years, 4 months and 8 days ago.

Macfarlane's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 2 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Kish's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 8 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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