Apr 21 2023
Friday

Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States

Main Card
3 rounds contest @ Women’s Featherweight
15-8-0
UD 3

Score cards

  • 27-29
  • 27-30
  • 26-30
UD 3
13-6-0

The tape

41
Age
44
5' 5" / 165 cm
Height
5' 6" / 168 cm
66.9" / 170 cm
Reach
66.1" / 168 cm

Tape record

UDKOSUBUDKO
Form
UDSUBUDSUBSUB
15
Wins
13
8
By KO
1
53
KO%
8
1
By SUB
5
7
SUB%
38
8
Loses
6
0
Stopped
1
5
Tapped
4
0
Draws
0
2013
Debut
2011
23
Bouts
19
56
Rounds
42
4 hours, 2 minutes
Fight Time
3 hours, 3 minutes

Tape rankings @ Women’s Featherweight

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UFC
-
2
Bellator
-
4
Tapology
-

Arlene Blencowe vs Sara McMann report

Who won Blencowe vs McMann?

Sara McMann beat Arlene Blencowe by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 294, on Friday 21st April 2023 at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.

The scorecards were announced as 29-27, 30-27, 30-26 in favor of the winner Sara McMann.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Blencowe vs McMann stats

Arlene Blencowe stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Sara McMann made her way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Arlene Blencowe's 15th fight in Bellator, having made her debut for the promotion in 2015.

Arlene Blencowe's Bellator record stood at 9-6-0, while Sara McMann's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Blencowe had a massive power advantage over McMann, boasting a 53% knock out percentage over McMann's 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested McMann had a massive advantage over Blencowe, boasting a 38% submission rate over Blencowe's 7%.

Arlene Blencowe was the younger woman by 3 years, at 41 years old.

McMann had a height advantage of 1 inch over Blencowe. Despite this, she had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Blencowe was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made her debut in 2013, 1 year and 10 months later than McMann, whose first professional fight was in 2011. She had fought 20 more professional rounds, 66 to McMann's 46.

Blencowe vs McMann form

Blencowe had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Cris Cyborg at Bellator 279 on 23rd April 2022 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Women’s Featherweight championship fight at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Pam Sorenson at Bellator 271 on 12th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Dayana Silva at Bellator 262 on 16th July 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, she had been beaten by Cris Cyborg at Bellator 249 on 15th October 2020 by submission in the 2nd round in their Bellator Women’s Featherweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

She had defeated Leslie Smith at Bellator 233 on 8th November 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at WinStar World Casino, Thackerville.

Activity check

Blencowe's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 3 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 25 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

McMann's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 7 months and 22 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 3 years, 9 months and 26 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Blencowe vs McMann?

Arlene Blencowe was a 6/4 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Sara McMann made her way into the ring at 12/25 (-210) with oddsmakers.

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