Velasquez vs Macfarlane

Who won Velasquez vs Macfarlane?

Juliana Velasquez beat Ilima Lei Macfarlane by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of Bellator 254, on Thursday 10th December 2020 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Juliana Velasquez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

This contest was for the Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship.

Velasquez vs Macfarlane stats

Juliana Velasquez stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Ilima Lei Macfarlane made her way to the cage with an unblemished record of 11 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Juliana Velasquez's 9th fight in Bellator, having made her debut for the promotion in 2017.

Juliana Velasquez's Bellator record stood at 7-2-0, while Ilima Lei Macfarlane's came in at 12-3-0.

The stats suggested Velasquez had a large advantage in power over Macfarlane, boasting a 40% knock out percentage over Macfarlane's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Macfarlane had a massive advantage over Velasquez, boasting a 55% submission rate over Velasquez's 10%.

Juliana Velasquez was the older woman by 4 years, at 38 years old.

Velasquez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Macfarlane. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Velasquez was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2014, 1 month earlier than Macfarlane, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 49 to Macfarlane's 49.

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