Joanne vs Young

When is Joanne vs Young?

Ilara Joanne will take on Shanna Young during the prelims of PFL 4, on Thursday 13th June 2024 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The fight will be contested over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Joanne vs Young stats

Ilara Joanne steps 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 will make 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.

Ilara Joanne's PFL record currently stands at 0-1-0, while Shanna Young's comes in at 1-1-0.

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

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Young will have a slight advantage over Joanne, with a 33% submission rate over Joanne's 27%.

Ilara Joanne is the younger woman by 4 years, at 29 years old.

Young has a height advantage of 4 inches over Joanne. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Joanne is 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 has fought 1 less professional rounds, 41 to Young's 42.

Joanne vs Young form

Ilara Joanne has beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight, she 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 has beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In her last fight, she 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 recent activity, Ilara Joanne has been fighting more than Shanna Young.

Ilara Joanne last fought 1 month and 4 days ago, while Shanna Young's last outing was 1 month and 4 days ago.

Joanne's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 14 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 4 months and 16 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Young's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 6 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Joanne vs Young?

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