The first half of Bellator’s doubleheader in Hawaii went down Friday with Bellator 294, which took place at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu and saw a champion defend her title in the main event.
Liz Carmouche (19-7 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) recorded a second consecutive defense of her women’s flyweight title when she rallied from a 3-0 deficit on the scorecards to submit DeAnna Bennett (13-8-1 MMA, 3-2 BMMA) with an arm-triangle choke in the fourth frame of their rematch.
For more on the numbers behind Carmouche’s win, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts form Bellator 294.
Event stats
Betting favorites went 7-2 on the card.
Betting favorites improved to 4-1 in Bellator main events this year.
Total fight time for the nine-bout card was 1:47:58.
Liz Carmouche def. DeAnna Bannett
Carmouche’s six-fight Bellator winning streak at women’s flyweight is the longest active streak in the division.
Carmouche improved to 8-2 since she dropped to the women’s flyweight division in December 2017.
Carmouche’s six victories in Bellator women’s flyweight competition are tied for the third-most in divisional history behind Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11) and Juliana Velasquez (seven).
Carmouche’s five stoppage victories in Bellator women’s flyweight competition are tied for the second-most in divisional history behind Macfarlane (seven).
Bennett fell to 5-8-1 in her past 14 fights dating back to January 2016.
Bennett has suffered both of her Bellator losses by submission.
Tim Johnson def. Said Sowma
Tim Johnson (16-9 MMA, 4-5 BMMA) snapped his three-fight losing skid for his first victory since October 2020..
Said Sowma’s (8-5 MMA, 2-4 BMMA) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since October 2021.
Sowma has suffered all four of his Bellator losses by decision.
Sara McMann def. Arlene Blencowe
Sara McMann (14-6 MMA, 1-0 BMMA), a former UFC title challenger, was successful in her Bellator debut.
Arlene Blencowe (15-10 MMA, 8-6 BMMA) has suffered four of her six Bellator losses by decision.
Danny Sabatello def. Marcos Breno
Danny Sabatello (14-2 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) earned the first stoppage victory of his Bellator career.
Marcos Breno (15-3 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by submission.
Levan Chokheli def. Michael Lombardo
Levan Chokheli (12-2 MMA, 3-2 BMMA) has earned all three of his Bellator victories by decision.
Michael Lombardo (13-4 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) has suffered all four of his career losses by decision.
Killys Mota def. Kenneth Cross
Killys Mota (15-3 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) has earned 11 of his 15 career victories by stoppage.
Kenneth Cross (13-4 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) has suffered all four of his career losses by submission.
Tyrell Fortune def. Sergey Bilostenniy
Tyrell Fortune’s (13-3 MMA, 13-3 BMMA) 13 victories in Bellator heavyweight competition are tied with Cheick Kongo for most in divisional history.
Fortune’s 10 stoppage victories in Bellator heavyweight competition are most in divisional history.
Sergey Bilostenniy (10-3 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) has suffered all three of his career losses by stoppage.
Cris Lencioni def. Blake Smith
Cris Lencioni’s (9-2 MMA, 6-2 BMMA) five-fight Bellator winning streak at featherweight is tied with Ciaran Clarke for the second-longest active streak in the division behind Lucas Brennan (seven).
Lencioni earned the first knockout victory of his career..
Blake Smith (7-4 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by submission.
Sharaf Davlatmurodov def. Anthony Adams
Anthony Adams (9-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has suffered all four of his career losses by decision.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for Bellator 294.
