Velasquez vs Macfarlane

Who won Velasquez vs Macfarlane?

Juliana Velasquez beat Ilima Lei Macfarlane by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of Bellator 254, on Thursday 10th December 2020 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Juliana Velasquez.

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.

Velasquez vs Macfarlane stats

Juliana Velasquez stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Ilima Lei Macfarlane made her way to the cage with an unblemished record of 11 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Juliana Velasquez's 9th fight in Bellator, having made her debut for the promotion in 2017.

Juliana Velasquez's Bellator record stood at 7-2-0, while Ilima Lei Macfarlane's came in at 12-3-0.

The stats suggested Velasquez had a large advantage in power over Macfarlane, boasting a 40% knock out percentage over Macfarlane's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Macfarlane had a massive advantage over Velasquez, boasting a 55% submission rate over Velasquez's 10%.

Juliana Velasquez was the older woman by 3 years, at 37 years old.

Velasquez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Macfarlane. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Velasquez was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2014, 1 month earlier than Macfarlane, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 49 to Macfarlane's 49.

Velasquez vs Macfarlane form

Macfarlane had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to 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, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Veta Arteaga at Bellator 220 on 27th April 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at SAP Center, San Jose.

Before that, he had defeated Val rie L tourneau at Bellator 213 on 15th December 2018 by submission in the 3rd round in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

He was victorious against Alejandra Lara at Bellator 201 on 29th June 2018 by submission in the 3rd round in their Bellator Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula.

Activity check

Velasquez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 10 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 9 months and 20 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Macfarlane's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 25 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 19 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

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