Santos vs Bishop

Who won Santos vs Bishop?

Taila Santos beat Jena Bishop by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of PFL 4, on Thursday 13th June 2024 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Taila Santos.

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).

Santos vs Bishop stats

Taila Santos stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Jena Bishop made her way to the cage with an unblemished record of 7 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws and 4 by submission.

This was Taila Santos' 4th fight in the PFL, having made her debut for the promotion in 2024. Jena Bishop marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Taila Santos' PFL record stood at 3-1-0, while Jena Bishop's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Santos had a massive power advantage over Bishop, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Bishop's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bishop had a massive advantage over Santos, boasting a 57% submission rate over Santos' 20%.

Taila Santos was the younger woman by 8 years, at 31 years old.

Santos was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights. She had fought 35 more professional rounds, 52 to Bishop's 17.

Santos vs Bishop form

Taila Santos had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Ilara Joanne at PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season on 4th April 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Boeing Center, San Antonio, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Erin Blanchfield at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 275 on 11th June 2022 by split decision in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Before that, she had beaten Joanne Calderwood at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

She had defeated Roxanne Modafferi at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Jena Bishop had beaten 5 of her last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Chelsea Hackett at PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season on 4th April 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Boeing Center, San Antonio, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Ilara Joanne at Bellator 300 on 7th October 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Elina Kallionidou at Bellator Dublin on 25th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Olivia Beeskau at LFA 145 on 21st October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Oshkosh Arena, Oshkosh, United States.

He was victorious against Luana Santos at LFA 135 on 8th July 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Arizona Federal Theatre, Phoenix.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Taila Santos had last fought 11 months and 26 days ago, while Jena Bishop's last outing had been 11 months and 26 days ago.

Santos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 5 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 13 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Bishop's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 22 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 18 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What time did Santos vs Bishop start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:30 PM UTC , which was 7:30 PM EST or 4:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:30 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Santos vs Bishop?

Taila Santos was a 1/6 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Jena Bishop made her way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.