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Women's FlyweightActive

Kana Watanabe

Country
Japan
Record
13-5-1
Weight class
Women's Flyweight
Height
5'6"
Reach
66"
Age
38
Stance
—
Career stats
Finish rate54%
7 of 13 wins inside the distance · 48th percentile
Durability84%
Stopped in 16% of bouts — 3 of 19 · 42nd percentile
Activity2
Bouts in the last 24 months · 66th percentile
9:17
Avg bout length
2L
Streak
0
Title fights
0
Main events
Percentiles vs 149 women's flyweights

Kana Watanabe is a Women's Flyweight from Japan with an official record of 13-5-1. The 19 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for are scored 13 wins, 5 losses and 1 no contest, the wins coming 3 by knockout, 4 by submission and 6 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a second-round knockout loss to Paulina Wisniewska at PFL Chicago: Pettis vs. McKee on 11 April 2026, the second defeat in a row.

DateOpponentResultMethodRoundEvent
Apr 11, 2026Paulina WisniewskaLOSSKOGround and PoundR2 · 3:15PFL Chicago: Pettis vs. McKee
Apr 12, 2025Jena BishopLOSSDECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:002025 PFL First Round: Bantamweights & Women's Flyweights
Jun 13, 2024Shanna YoungWINDECDecision - UnanimousR32024 PFL Regular Season: Heavyweights & Women's Flyweights
Jun 13, 2024Liz CarmoucheLOSSSUBArmbarR3 · 4:522024 PFL Regular Season: Heavyweights & Women's Flyweights
Jul 30, 2023Veta ArteagaWINDECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00Bellator MMA vs. Rizin 2
Apr 22, 2023Ilima-Lei MacfarlaneLOSSDECDecision - SplitR3 · 5:00Bellator 295: Stots vs. Mix
May 13, 2022Denise KielholtzWINSUBTriangle ChokeR2 · 3:03Bellator 281: MVP vs. Storley
Jun 25, 2021Liz CarmoucheLOSSKOKO/TKOR1Bellator 261: Johnson vs. Moldavsky
Apr 2, 2021Alejandra LaraWINDECDecision - SplitR3 · 5:00Bellator 255: Pitbull vs. Sanchez 2
Dec 29, 2019Ilara JoanneWINKOKO/TKOR3 · 4:39Bellator 237: Fedor vs. Rampage
Oct 22, 2019Hee Eun KangWINSUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1 · 1:48Deep: Jewels 26
Apr 21, 2019Justyna HabaWINDECDecision - UnanimousR3Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 15
Mar 8, 2019Soo Min KangWINKOKO/TKOR1 · 4:33Deep: Jewels 23
Dec 31, 2018Shizuka SugiyamaWINKOKO/TKOR1Rizin FF: Heisei's Last Yarennoka!
Aug 26, 2018Asami NakaiWINSUBSubmission (Armbar)R1 · 4:20Deep: 85 Impact
Jun 9, 2018Yukari NabeWINDECDecision - MajorityR3 · 5:00Deep: Jewels 20
Mar 10, 2018Yukari NabeNCMajority DrawR2 · 5:00Deep: Jewels 19
Dec 29, 2017Shizuka SugiyamaWINDECDecision - UnanimousR3Rizin FF: Rizin World Grand Prix 2017 2nd Round
Dec 4, 2017Hikari SatoWINSUBSubmission (Armbar)R2Deep: Jewels 18
KOGround and PoundR2 · 3:15
Apr 12, 2025 · 2025 PFL First Round: Bantamweights & Women's Flyweights
LOSS
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Jun 13, 2024 · 2024 PFL Regular Season: Heavyweights & Women's Flyweights
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR3
Jun 13, 2024 · 2024 PFL Regular Season: Heavyweights & Women's Flyweights
LOSS
SUBArmbarR3 · 4:52
Veta Arteaga
Jul 30, 2023 · Bellator MMA vs. Rizin 2
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Ilima-Lei Macfarlane
Apr 22, 2023 · Bellator 295: Stots vs. Mix
LOSS
DECDecision - SplitR3 · 5:00
May 13, 2022 · Bellator 281: MVP vs. Storley
WIN
SUBTriangle ChokeR2 · 3:03
Jun 25, 2021 · Bellator 261: Johnson vs. Moldavsky
LOSS
KOKO/TKOR1
Alejandra Lara
Apr 2, 2021 · Bellator 255: Pitbull vs. Sanchez 2
WIN
DECDecision - SplitR3 · 5:00
Dec 29, 2019 · Bellator 237: Fedor vs. Rampage
WIN
KOKO/TKOR3 · 4:39
Hee Eun Kang
Oct 22, 2019 · Deep: Jewels 26
WIN
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1 · 1:48
Justyna Haba
Apr 21, 2019 · Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 15
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR3
Soo Min Kang
Mar 8, 2019 · Deep: Jewels 23
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1 · 4:33
Shizuka Sugiyama
Dec 31, 2018 · Rizin FF: Heisei's Last Yarennoka!
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1
Asami Nakai
Aug 26, 2018 · Deep: 85 Impact
WIN
SUBSubmission (Armbar)R1 · 4:20
Yukari Nabe
Jun 9, 2018 · Deep: Jewels 20
WIN
DECDecision - MajorityR3 · 5:00
Yukari Nabe
Mar 10, 2018 · Deep: Jewels 19
NC
Majority DrawR2 · 5:00
Shizuka Sugiyama
Dec 29, 2017 · Rizin FF: Rizin World Grand Prix 2017 2nd Round
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR3
Hikari Sato
Dec 4, 2017 · Deep: Jewels 18
WIN
SUBSubmission (Armbar)R2

Kana Watanabe’s record, in numbers

Kana Watanabe’s official record is 13-5-1. Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 19 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for — 13 wins, 5 losses and 1 no contest — because the two cover the same 19 bouts but do not score all of them the same way.

The 13 wins break down as 3 by knockout, 4 by submission and 6 by decision — 7 of 13 inside the distance, a finish rate of 54%. Across all 19 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 9 minutes 17 seconds.

Kana Watanabe has been stopped 3 times in the 19 bouts on file — 2 by knockout and 1 by submission — which is 16% of them. The last 2 bouts on file are both losses.

The 19 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for include no title fights and no main events. Two of them have come since September 2024.

Set against the 149 Women's Flyweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Kana Watanabe has a finish rate above 49% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 42% of them and a two-year bout count above 66% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.

Kana Watanabe is listed at 5ft 6in with a reach of 66in and is 38, born 20 August 1988.

These figures are recomputed from Kana Watanabe’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.