Macfarlane vs Middleton

Who won Macfarlane vs Middleton?

Ilima Lei Macfarlane beat Jessica Middleton by submission in the 1st round during the co-main event of Bellator 178, on Friday 21st April 2017 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Macfarlane vs Middleton stats

Ilima Lei Macfarlane stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Jessica Middleton made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 2 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Ilima Lei Macfarlane's Bellator record stood at 12-3-0, while Jessica Middleton's came in at 2-3-0.

The stats suggested Macfarlane had an advantage in power over Middleton, with a 20% knock out percentage over Middleton's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Macfarlane had a massive advantage over Middleton, boasting a 40% submission rate over Middleton's 0%.

Ilima Lei Macfarlane was the younger man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Middleton had a height advantage of 3 inches over Macfarlane. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Macfarlane was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Middleton, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 19 more professional rounds, 49 to Middleton's 30.

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