Cyborg vs Blencowe

Who won Cyborg vs Blencowe?

Cris Cyborg beat Arlene Blencowe by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest, during the main event of Bellator 279, on Saturday 23rd April 2022 at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.

The scorecards were announced as 49-45, 49-45, 49-45 in favor of winner Cris Cyborg.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

This contest was for the Bellator women’s featherweight championship.

Cyborg vs Blencowe stats

Cris Cyborg stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Arlene Blencowe made her way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 8 loses and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knock out and 1 by submission.

The stats suggested Cyborg had a large advantage in power over Blencowe, boasting at 80% knock out percentage over Blencowe's 53%.

Cris Cyborg was the younger woman by 3 years, at 36 years old.

Cyborg had a height advantage of 3 inches over Blencowe. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Cyborg was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made her debut in 2005, 7 years and 10 months earlier than Blencowe, whose first professional fight was in 2013. She had fought 2 more professional rounds, 58 to Blencowe's 56.

Activity check

Cyborg's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 26 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 29 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Blencowe's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 17 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.