Kallionidou vs Bishop

Who won Kallionidou vs Bishop?

Jena Bishop beat Elina Kallionidou by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator Dublin, on Saturday 25th February 2023 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jena Bishop.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Kallionidou vs Bishop stats

Elina Kallionidou stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Jena Bishop made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Elina Kallionidou's Bellator record stood at 2-5-0, while Jena Bishop's came in at 2-0-0.

The stats suggested Kallionidou had a massive power advantage over Bishop, boasting a 56% knock out percentage over Bishop's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kallionidou had a large advantage over Bishop, boasting a 22% submission rate over Bishop's 0%.

Elina Kallionidou was the younger man by 13 years, at 25 years old.

Kallionidou was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 9 years and 3 months later than Bishop, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 22 more professional rounds, 35 to Bishop's 13.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jena Bishop had been fighting more than Elina Kallionidou.

Going to this contest, Elina Kallionidou had last fought 1 year, 11 months and 12 days ago, while Jena Bishop's last outing had been 1 year, 6 months and 4 days ago.

Kallionidou's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Bishop's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kallionidou vs Bishop?

Elina Kallionidou was a 23/20 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Jena Bishop made his way into the ring at 8/13 (-160) with oddsmakers.