Kielholtz vs Watanabe

Who won Kielholtz vs Watanabe?

Kana Watanabe beat Denise Kielholtz by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of Bellator 281, on Friday 13th May 2022 at SSE Arena in London.

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).

Kielholtz vs Watanabe stats

Denise Kielholtz stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Kana Watanabe made her way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Kana Watanabe marked her 6th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Denise Kielholtz's Bellator record stood at 8-4-0, while Kana Watanabe's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Kielholtz had a slight advantage in power over Watanabe, with a 33% knock out percentage over Watanabe's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kielholtz had an advantage over Watanabe, with a 50% submission rate over Watanabe's 30%.

Denise Kielholtz was the younger woman by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Watanabe had a height advantage of 3 inches over Kielholtz. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Kielholtz was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2015, 2 years and 1 month earlier than Watanabe, whose first professional fight was in 2017. She had fought 9 less professional rounds, 29 to Watanabe's 38.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kana Watanabe had been fighting more than Denise Kielholtz.

Going to this contest, Denise Kielholtz had last fought 3 years, 2 months and 18 days ago, while Kana Watanabe's last outing had been 3 years, 6 months and 2 days ago.

Kielholtz's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 28 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 16 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Watanabe's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 4 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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