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 5th 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 3-2-0.

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 7 years, at 32 years old.

Santos was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights. She had fought 30 more professional rounds, 52 to Bishop's 22.

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 lost to Dakota Ditcheva at PFL 2024 Championships on 29th November 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at The Mayadeen, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, she had won against Liz Carmouche at PFL 7: 2024 Playoffs on 2nd August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, United States.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Jena Bishop at PFL 4: 2024 Regular Season on 13th June 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, she had defeated Ilara Joanne at PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season on 4th April 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Boeing Center, San Antonio.

She had been beaten by 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.

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, Taila Santos had been fighting more than Jena Bishop.

Going to this contest, Taila Santos had last fought 6 months and 29 days ago, while Jena Bishop's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 23 days ago.

Santos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 1 day, meaning she had been fighting on average every 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Bishop's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 19 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 5 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.