Friday, June 25, 2021Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States
Liz Carmouche defeated Kana Watanabe by TKO in round 1 (0:35) in the Women's Flyweight bout of Bellator 261: Johnson vs Moldavsky, held Friday, June 25, 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.
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Liz Carmouche vs Kana Watanabe
Insights
- Kana Watanabe absorbs 5.01 significant strikes a minute, more than 88% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
Liz Carmouche
MMABJJ
- —Black belt · BJJ
- 20252025 PFL World Tournament Women's Flyweight ChampionPFL
- 2022Bellator Women's Flyweight World ChampionshipBellator MMA
- 2024Semifinalist · PFL SeasonWomen's Flyweight
Kana Watanabe
No background on record
Camp · Fighter's FlowSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
58%81%
Head
18%11%
Body
23%8%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Liz Carmouchelast 8 fights
47%22%31%
Kana Watanabelast 4 fights
33%16%51%
DistanceClinchGround
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Liz Carmouche· incl. 8 fights outside the UFC Kana Watanabe· incl. 4 fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.803.35
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Liz Carmouche · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fightersKana Watanabe · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.615.01
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Liz Carmouche · Good · better than 76% of UFC fightersKana Watanabe · Poor · better than 12% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.162.26
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Liz Carmouche · Good · better than 75% of UFC fightersKana Watanabe · Good · better than 76% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
64%62%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Liz Carmouche · Elite · better than 91% of UFC fightersKana Watanabe · Elite · better than 89% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
67%40%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Liz Carmouche · Average · better than 55% of UFC fightersKana Watanabe · Poor · better than 14% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.801.70
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Liz Carmouche · Good · better than 73% of UFC fightersKana Watanabe · Elite · better than 93% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1491 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
2.80
Strikes landed / min3.35
2.61
Strikes taken / minfewer is better5.01
2.16 / 3.4
Takedowns landed / 15 min2.26 / 3.6
64%
Takedown accuracy62%
67%
Takedown defence40%
4:09
Control time / fight5:10
0.80
Submission attempts / 15 min1.70
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Liz Carmouche10 UFC fights · 314 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
22%70/258
10%31/51
24%76/108
Clinch
9%28/34
3%10/10
3%8/8
Ground
21%66/98
5%16/16
3%9/9
Kana Watanabe4 fights · by range and by target
Range
34%Distance · 92
40%Clinch · 108
25%Ground · 68
Target
81%Head · 144
11%Body · 20
8%Leg · 14
The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Liz Carmouche11 of 23 ended early · 48%12 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
3 early stoppages have no logged time
Kana Watanabe6 of 11 ended early · 55%5 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Liz Carmouche4-1
- WBellator 256: Bader vs Machida 2· Apr 9, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
- WBellator 245: Davis vs Machida 2· Sep 11, 2020Submission · R3 · 3:17 · Women's Flyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs Carmouche· Aug 10, 2019Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Santos· Feb 23, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Ivanov· Jul 14, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
Full record · 23 fightsShow less
- LUFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Ortega· Dec 9, 2017Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
- WUFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor· Nov 12, 2016Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas· Apr 4, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- LUFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne· Apr 19, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Kennedy vs Natal· Nov 6, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- W
- L
- W
- WAshleigh CurryInvicta FC 1· Apr 28, 2012TKO · R1 · 1:58 · Bantamweight
- LStrikeforce: Challengers 17· Jul 21, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- LStrikeforce: Feijao vs Henderson· Mar 5, 2011Submission · R4 · 1:29 · Women's Bantamweight
- WJan FinneyStrikeforce: Challengers 12· Nov 18, 2010TKO · R3 · 1:30 · Women's Bantamweight
- W
- W
- WStrikeforce: Challengers 10· Aug 12, 2010Unanimous Decision · R2 · 3:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WMargarita de la CruzUWC 7: Evolution· Jun 26, 2010TKO · R2 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WTBACalifornia Regional· May 29, 2010Submission
- WTrudie GinnMexico Regional· Mar 13, 2010TKO
Kana Watanabe5-0
- W
- W
- WHee Eun KangDEEP JEWELS 26· Oct 21, 2019Submission · R1 · 1:48 · Flyweight
- W
- WSoo Min KangDEEP JEWELS 23· Mar 8, 2019TKO · R1 · 4:33 · Flyweight
Full record · 11 fightsShow less
- WShizuka SugiyamaRIZIN Heisei's Last Yarennoka!· Dec 31, 2018TKO · R1 · 0:11 · Women's Flyweight
- WAsami NakaiDEEP 85 Impact· Aug 26, 2018Submission · R1 · 4:20 · Flyweight
- WYukari NabeDEEP JEWELS 20· Jun 9, 2018MD · Flyweight
- DYukari NabeDEEP JEWELS 19· Mar 10, 2018DEC · Flyweight
- WShizuka SugiyamaRizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: 2nd Round· Dec 29, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
- WHikari SatoDEEP JEWELS 18· Dec 2, 2017Submission · R2 · 1:32 · Flyweight
Frequently asked questions
Who won Liz Carmouche vs Kana Watanabe?
Liz Carmouche defeated Kana Watanabe by TKO in round 1 (0:35) in the Women's Flyweight bout of Bellator 261: Johnson vs Moldavsky, held Friday, June 25, 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.
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