Ditcheva vs Bishop

Who won Ditcheva vs Bishop?

Dakota Ditcheva beat Jena Bishop by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of PFL 7, on Friday 2nd August 2024 at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Ditcheva vs Bishop stats

Dakota Ditcheva stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Jena Bishop made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 4 by submission.

This was Dakota Ditcheva's 8th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Jena Bishop marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Dakota Ditcheva's PFL record stood at 8-0-0, while Jena Bishop's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Ditcheva had a massive power advantage over Bishop, boasting a 83% knock out percentage over Bishop's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bishop had a massive advantage over Ditcheva, boasting a 57% submission rate over Ditcheva's 8%.

Dakota Ditcheva was the younger man by 38 years, at years old.

Ditcheva was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2021, 3 years and 4 months later than Bishop, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 18 to Bishop's 17.

Ditcheva vs Bishop form

Ditcheva remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Chelsea Hackett at PFL 4: 2024 Regular Season on 13th June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Lisa Mauldin at PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season on 4th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Boeing Center, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Valentina Scatizzi at PFL Europe 4: 2023 Championships on 8th December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Before that, he was victorious against Cornelia Holm at PFL Europe 3 – 2023 Playoffs on 30th September 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Zenith Paris La Villette, Paris, France.

He had won against Malin Hermansson at PFL Europe on 25th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

Jena Bishop had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Taila Santos at PFL 4: 2024 Regular Season on 13th June 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Chelsea Hackett at PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season on 4th April 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Boeing Center, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ilara Joanne at Bellator 300 on 7th October 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Before that, he was victorious against Elina Kallionidou at Bellator Dublin on 25th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

He had won against Olivia Beeskau at LFA 145 on 21st October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Oshkosh Arena, Oshkosh, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Dakota Ditcheva had been fighting more than Jena Bishop.

Going to this contest, Dakota Ditcheva had last fought 2 months and 24 days ago, while Jena Bishop's last outing had been 2 months and 24 days ago.

Ditcheva's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Bishop's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What time did Ditcheva vs Bishop start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:10 AM UTC , which was 10:10 PM EST or 7:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Ditcheva vs Bishop?

Dakota Ditcheva was a 2/9 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Jena Bishop made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.