Inaba vs Stiller

Who won Inaba vs Stiller?

Sumiko Inaba beat Mackenzie Stiller by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of Bellator Champions Series, on Saturday 7th September 2024 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego.

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).

Inaba vs Stiller stats

Sumiko Inaba stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Mackenzie Stiller made her way to the cage with an unblemished record of 2 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws and 1 by submission.

This was Sumiko Inaba's 8th fight in Bellator, having made her debut for the promotion in 2020. Mackenzie Stiller marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Sumiko Inaba's Bellator record stood at 7-1-0, while Mackenzie Stiller's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Inaba had a massive power advantage over Stiller, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Stiller's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Stiller had a massive advantage over Inaba, boasting a 50% submission rate over Inaba's 14%.

Sumiko Inaba was the older woman by 8 years, at 33 years old.

Inaba had a height advantage of 2 inches over Stiller.

Inaba was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made her debut in 2020, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Stiller, whose first professional fight was in 2022. She had fought 14 more professional rounds, 21 to Stiller's 7.

Inaba vs Stiller form

Inaba had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Saray Orozco 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, she had lost to Denise Kielholtz at Bellator 301 on 17th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Veta Arteaga at Bellator 295 on 22nd April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

Before that, she had defeated Nadine Mandiau at Bellator 286 on 1st October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach.

She was victorious against Whittany Pyles at Bellator 279 on 23rd April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu.

Activity check

Inaba's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 19 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 5 months and 23 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Stiller's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 11 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 22 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Inaba vs Stiller start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:40 AM UTC , which was 8:40 PM EST or 5:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Inaba vs Stiller?

Sumiko Inaba was a 13/25 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Mackenzie Stiller made her way into the ring at 7/5 (+140) with oddsmakers.