Joanne vs Young

Who won Joanne vs Young?

Ilara Joanne beat Shanna Young by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of PFL 4, on Thursday 13th June 2024 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ilara Joanne.

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).

Joanne vs Young stats

Ilara Joanne stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Shanna Young made her way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Ilara Joanne's 2nd fight in the PFL, having made her debut for the promotion in 2024. Shanna Young marked her 3rd fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Ilara Joanne's PFL record stood at 1-1-0, while Shanna Young's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Joanne had an advantage in power over Young, with a 36% knock out percentage over Young's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Young had a slight advantage over Joanne, with a 33% submission rate over Joanne's 27%.

Ilara Joanne was the younger woman by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Young had a height advantage of 4 inches over Joanne. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Joanne was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made her debut in 2013, 1 year and 8 months earlier than Young, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 1 less professional rounds, 44 to Young's 45.

Joanne vs Young form

Ilara Joanne had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Taila Santos at PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season on 4th April 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Boeing Center, San Antonio, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Jena Bishop at Bellator 300 on 7th October 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Going into that contest, she had been defeated by Bruna Ellen at Bellator 295 on 22nd April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

Before that, she had won against Denise Kielholtz at Bellator 289 on 9th December 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

She had beaten Alejandra Lara at Bellator 282 on 24th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Young had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Kana Watanabe at PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season on 4th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Boeing Center, San Antonio, United States.

Previous to that, she had defeated Sandra Lavado at PFL Challenger Series 2023 – Week 5 on 24th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Universal Studios, Orlando.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Miranda Maverick at UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Evloev on 5th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, she was victorious against Gina Mazany at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had been defeated by Stephanie Egger at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ilara Joanne had been fighting more than Shanna Young.

Going to this contest, Ilara Joanne had last fought 3 months and 20 days ago, while Shanna Young's last outing had been 3 months and 20 days ago.

Joanne's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 1 month, meaning she had been fighting on average every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Young's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 22 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Joanne vs Young start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:15 PM UTC , which was 6:15 PM EST or 3:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:15 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Joanne vs Young?

Ilara Joanne was a 8/11 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Shanna Young made her way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.