Macfarlane vs Lara

Who won Macfarlane vs Lara?

Ilima Lei Macfarlane beat Alejandra Lara by submission in the 3rd round during the main event of Bellator 201, on Friday 29th June 2018 at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ilima Lei Macfarlane.

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 Lara stats

Ilima Lei Macfarlane stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Alejandra Lara made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

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

The stats suggested Lara had a large advantage in power over Macfarlane, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Macfarlane's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Macfarlane had an advantage over Lara, with a 57% submission rate over Lara's 43%.

Ilima Lei Macfarlane was the older man by 5 years, at 34 years old.

Lara had a height advantage of 3 inches over Macfarlane. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Macfarlane was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 1 month later than Lara, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 49 to Lara's 37.

Macfarlane vs Lara form

Ilima Lei Macfarlane had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Kana Watanabe at Bellator 295 on 22nd April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Bruna Ellen at Bellator 284 on 12th August 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Justine Kish at Bellator 279 on 23rd April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

Before that, he had been beaten by Juliana Velasquez at Bellator 254 on 10th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had defeated Kate Jackson at Bellator 236 on 21st December 2019 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

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Macfarlane's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

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