Watanabe vs Joanne

Who won Watanabe vs Joanne?

Kana Watanabe beat Ilara Joanne by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of Bellator 237, on Saturday 28th December 2019 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

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).

Watanabe vs Joanne stats

Kana Watanabe stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

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

Kana Watanabe's Bellator record stood at 4-2-0, while Ilara Joanne's came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested Joanne had an advantage in power over Watanabe, with a 44% knock out percentage over Watanabe's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Watanabe had a slight advantage over Joanne, with a 38% submission rate over Joanne's 33%.

Kana Watanabe was the older woman by 6 years, at 35 years old.

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

Watanabe was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2017, 4 years and 3 months later than Joanne, whose first professional fight was in 2013. She had fought 6 less professional rounds, 35 to Joanne's 41.

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Watanabe's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 28 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Watanabe vs Joanne?

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