Carmouche vs Watanabe

Who won Carmouche vs Watanabe?

Liz Carmouche beat Kana Watanabe by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of Bellator 261, on Friday 25th June 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

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).

Carmouche vs Watanabe stats

Liz Carmouche stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Kana Watanabe made her way to the cage with an unblemished record of 9 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Liz Carmouche's 7th fight in Bellator, having made her debut for the promotion in 2020. Kana Watanabe marked her 6th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Liz Carmouche's Bellator record stood at 7-0-0, while Kana Watanabe's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Carmouche had a slight advantage in power over Watanabe, with a 43% knock out percentage over Watanabe's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Watanabe had an advantage over Carmouche, with a 33% submission rate over Carmouche's 21%.

Liz Carmouche was the older woman by 4 years, at 40 years old.

Carmouche was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made her debut in 2010, 7 years and 8 months earlier than Watanabe, whose first professional fight was in 2017. She had fought 44 more professional rounds, 82 to Watanabe's 38.

Carmouche vs Watanabe form

Liz Carmouche had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Vanessa Porto at Bellator 256 on 9th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten DeAnna Bennett at Bellator 246 on 12th September 2020 by submission in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Valentina Shevchenko at UFC on ESPN+ 14 on 10th August 2019 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Antel Arena, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Before that, she had defeated Lucie Pudilov at UFC on ESPN+ 3 on 23rd February 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic.

She was victorious against Katlyn Chookagian at UFC 205 on 12th November 2016 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Activity check

Carmouche's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 11 months and 28 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Watanabe's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 10 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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