Cyborg vs Kavanagh

Who won Cyborg vs Kavanagh?

Cris Cyborg beat Sinead Kavanagh by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of Bellator 271, on Friday 12th November 2021 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood.

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 Kavanagh stats

Cris Cyborg stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Sinead Kavanagh made her way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

Sinead Kavanagh marked her 13th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Cris Cyborg's Bellator record stood at 6-0-0, while Sinead Kavanagh's came in at 6-7-0.

The stats suggested Cyborg had a large advantage in power over Kavanagh, boasting a 78% knock out percentage over Kavanagh's 57%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cyborg had a slight advantage over Kavanagh, with a 4% submission rate over Kavanagh's 0%.

Cris Cyborg was the older woman by 1 year, at 39 years old.

Cyborg had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kavanagh. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Cyborg was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made her debut in 2005, 19 years and 2 months later than Kavanagh, whose first professional fight was in . She had fought 28 more professional rounds, 64 to Kavanagh's 36.

Cyborg vs Kavanagh form

Cyborg had won all 5 of her most recent fights, stopping 3 opponents and going to the judges twice.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Sinead Kavanagh at Bellator 271 on 12th November 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in their Bellator Women’s Featherweight championship fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Leslie Smith at Bellator 259 on 21st May 2021 by knockout in the 5th round in their Bellator Women’s Featherweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Arlene Blencowe 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.

Before that, she was victorious against Julia Budd at Bellator 238 on 25th January 2020 by knockout in the 4th round in their Bellator Women’s Featherweight championship fight at The Forum, Inglewood.

She had won against Felicia Spencer at UFC 240 on 27th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Activity check

Cyborg's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 27 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 30 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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