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 9th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Jena Bishop marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Dakota Ditcheva's PFL record stood at 9-0-0, while Jena Bishop's came in at 2-2-0.

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 13 years, at 26 years old.

Ditcheva's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Bishop's, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2021, 4 years and 1 month later than Bishop, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 20 to Bishop's 20.

Ditcheva vs Bishop form

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 won against 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 beaten Ilara Joanne at Bellator 300 on 7th October 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

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

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

Activity check

Bishop's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 8 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.