Porto vs Joanne

Who won Porto vs Joanne?

Vanessa Porto beat Ilara Joanne by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 263, on Saturday 31st July 2021 at The Forum in Inglewood.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Vanessa Porto.

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).

Porto vs Joanne stats

Vanessa Porto stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Ilara Joanne made her way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Ilara Joanne marked her 7th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Vanessa Porto's Bellator record stood at 1-2-0, while Ilara Joanne's came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested Joanne had a massive power advantage over Porto, boasting a 44% knock out percentage over Porto's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Joanne had a massive advantage over Porto, boasting a 33% submission rate over Porto's 0%.

Vanessa Porto was the older woman by 10 years, at 40 years old.

Porto had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Porto was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made her debut in , 10 years and 11 months earlier than Joanne, whose first professional fight was in 2013. She had fought 31 more professional rounds, 75 to Joanne's 44.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Vanessa Porto had been fighting more than Ilara Joanne.

Going to this contest, Vanessa Porto had last fought 2 years, 11 months and 23 days ago, while Ilara Joanne's last outing had been 4 years, 6 months and 26 days ago.

Porto's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 15 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Joanne's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 29 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 16 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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