
Kana Watanabe
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.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2026 | Paulina Wisniewska | LOSS | KOGround and Pound | R2 · 3:15 | PFL Chicago: Pettis vs. McKee |
| Apr 12, 2025 | Jena Bishop | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | 2025 PFL First Round: Bantamweights & Women's Flyweights |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Shanna Young | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | 2024 PFL Regular Season: Heavyweights & Women's Flyweights |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Liz Carmouche | LOSS | SUBArmbar | R3 · 4:52 | 2024 PFL Regular Season: Heavyweights & Women's Flyweights |
| Jul 30, 2023 | Veta Arteaga | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator MMA vs. Rizin 2 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | Ilima-Lei Macfarlane | LOSS | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator 295: Stots vs. Mix |
| May 13, 2022 | Denise Kielholtz | WIN | SUBTriangle Choke | R2 · 3:03 | Bellator 281: MVP vs. Storley |
| Jun 25, 2021 | Liz Carmouche | LOSS | KOKO/TKO | R1 | Bellator 261: Johnson vs. Moldavsky |
| Apr 2, 2021 | Alejandra Lara | WIN | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator 255: Pitbull vs. Sanchez 2 |
| Dec 29, 2019 | Ilara Joanne | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R3 · 4:39 | Bellator 237: Fedor vs. Rampage |
| Oct 22, 2019 | Hee Eun Kang | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · 1:48 | Deep: Jewels 26 |
| Apr 21, 2019 | Justyna Haba | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 15 |
| Mar 8, 2019 | Soo Min Kang | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 4:33 | Deep: Jewels 23 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | Shizuka Sugiyama | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | Rizin FF: Heisei's Last Yarennoka! |
| Aug 26, 2018 | Asami Nakai | WIN | SUBSubmission (Armbar) | R1 · 4:20 | Deep: 85 Impact |
| Jun 9, 2018 | Yukari Nabe | WIN | DECDecision - Majority | R3 · 5:00 | Deep: Jewels 20 |
| Mar 10, 2018 | Yukari Nabe | NC | Majority Draw | R2 · 5:00 | Deep: Jewels 19 |
| Dec 29, 2017 | Shizuka Sugiyama | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | Rizin FF: Rizin World Grand Prix 2017 2nd Round |
| Dec 4, 2017 | Hikari Sato | WIN | SUBSubmission (Armbar) | R2 | Deep: Jewels 18 |
Wins, losses and draws are Kana Watanabe’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 19 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
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.


















