Carmouche vs Velasquez

Who won Carmouche vs Velasquez?

Liz Carmouche beat Juliana Velasquez by submission in the 2nd round during the co-main event of Bellator 289, on Friday 9th December 2022 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

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.

Carmouche vs Velasquez stats

Liz Carmouche stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 7 loses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Juliana Velasquez made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 4 of those wins by knock out and 1 by submission.

The stats suggested Carmouche had an advantage in power over Velasquez, with a 47% knock out percentage over Velasquez's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Carmouche had a slight advantage over Velasquez, with a 18% submission rate over Velasquez's 8%.

Liz Carmouche was the older woman by 2 years, at 39 years old.

Velasquez had 1-inch reach advantage.

Carmouche was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made her debut in 2010, 4 years and 8 months earlier than Velasquez, whose first professional fight was in 2014. She had fought 31 more professional rounds, 73 to Velasquez's 42.

Carmouche vs Velasquez form

Carmouche had won 5 of her most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had beat DeAnna Bennett at Bellator 294 on 21st April 2023 by in the 4th round in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

Previous to that, she had beat Juliana Velasquez at Bellator 289 on 9th December 2022 by in the 2nd round in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, she had won against Juliana Velasquez at Bellator 278 on 22nd April 2022 by knockout in the 4th round in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

Before that, she had beat Kana Watanabe at Bellator 261 on 25th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

She had defeated Vanessa Porto at Bellator 256 on 9th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Velasquez had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Liz Carmouche at Bellator 278 on 22nd April 2022 by knockout in the 4th round in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Denise Kielholtz at Bellator 262 on 16th July 2021 by split decision in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Ilima Lei Macfarlane at Bellator 254 on 10th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, she had beat DB ERROR at Bellator 236 on 21st December 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

She had won against Kristina Williams at Bellator 224 on 12th July 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at WinStar World Casino, Thackerville.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Liz Carmouche had been fighting more than Juliana Velasquez.

Going to this contest, Liz Carmouche had last fought 7 months and 16 days ago, while Juliana Velasquez's last outing had been 1 year, 7 months and 15 days ago.

Carmouche's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 28 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Velasquez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 25 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 10 months and 17 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Carmouche vs Velasquez?

Liz Carmouche was a 11/8 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Juliana Velasquez made her way into the ring at 8/15 (-190) with oddsmakers.