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.

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 3 years, at 37 years old.

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

Velasquez was the less experienced professional 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 2 less professional rounds, 47 to Macfarlane's 49.

Velasquez vs Macfarlane form

Macfarlane had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Justine Kish at Bellator 279 on 23rd April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Juliana Velasquez at Bellator 254 on 10th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, she had won against Kate Jackson at Bellator 236 on 21st December 2019 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

Before that, she had beaten Veta Arteaga at Bellator 220 on 27th April 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at SAP Center, San Jose.

She had defeated Val rie L tourneau at Bellator 213 on 15th December 2018 by submission in the 3rd round in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

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Velasquez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 20 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 18 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

Macfarlane's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 19 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year and 28 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

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