Carmouche vs Watanabe

Who won Carmouche vs Watanabe?

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

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Liz Carmouche.

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 loses 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 and 1 draw, with 3 of those by knock out and 3 by submission.

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 5 years, at 39 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 36 more professional rounds, 62 to Watanabe's 26.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Liz Carmouche had last fought 1 year, 11 months and 15 days ago, while Kana Watanabe's last outing had been 1 year, 11 months and 22 days ago.

Carmouche's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 1 day, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year and 7 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.5 rounds on average.

Watanabe's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 22 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year and 21 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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