Macfarlane vs Arteaga

Who won Macfarlane vs Arteaga?

Ilima Lei Macfarlane beat Veta Arteaga by knockout in the 3rd round during the co-main event of Bellator 220, on Saturday 27th April 2019 at SAP Center in San Jose.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

This contest was for the Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship.

Macfarlane vs Arteaga stats

Ilima Lei Macfarlane stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Veta Arteaga made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Ilima Lei Macfarlane's Bellator record stood at 12-3-0, while Veta Arteaga's came in at 6-6-0.

The stats suggested Arteaga had a slight advantage in power over Macfarlane, with a 20% knock out percentage over Macfarlane's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Macfarlane had a massive advantage over Arteaga, boasting a 67% submission rate over Arteaga's 20%.

Ilima Lei Macfarlane was the younger man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Macfarlane had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Macfarlane was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year earlier than Arteaga, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 49 to Arteaga's 37.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Veta Arteaga had been fighting more than Ilima Lei Macfarlane.

Going to this contest, Ilima Lei Macfarlane had last fought 5 years, 8 months and 27 days ago, while Veta Arteaga's last outing had been 4 years, 8 months and 22 days ago.

Macfarlane's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 4 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Arteaga's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

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