The second half of Bellator’s Hawaii doubleheader took place Saturday with Bellator 236, which went down at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, with a main card that streamed on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.
Hometown hero and women’s flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-0 MMA, 10-0 BMMA) had another magical moment in her career when, for the second consecutive year, she defended her title on her own soil with a unanimous decision win over Kate Jackson (11-4-1 MMA, 3-2 BMMA), who became the first in six fights to push “The Ilimanator” to the scorecards.
For more on numbers to come out of main event, as well as the rest of the main card, check below for 30 post-event facts from Bellator 236.
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General
Betting favorites went 5-0 on the main card. One fight did not have odds available.
Betting favorites improved to 13-8 (with two no contests and one draw) in Bellator main events this year.
Total fight time for the six-bout main card was 1:36:08.
Main card
Macfarlane’s four consecutive Bellator title defenses are tied for most among current champions.
Macfarlane’s five victories in Bellator title fights are tied for third most in company history behind Patricio Freire (eight) and Michael Chandler (six).
Macfarlane’s 10-fight Bellator winning streak is the second longest active streak in the company behind A.J. McKee (16).
Macfarlane’s 10-fight Bellator winning streak is tied with Michael Page for the second longest streak in company history behind McKee (16).
Macfarlane’s 10-fight Bellator winning streak in flyweight competition is the longest active streak in the division.
Macfarlane’s 10-fight Bellator winning streak in the longest among female fighters in the organization.
Macfarlane’s 10 Bellator victories are most among female fighters in the organization.
Macfarlane’s 10 victories in Bellator flyweight competition are most in divisional history.
Jackson has suffered both of her Bellator losses by decision.
A.J. McKee’s (16-0 MMA, 16-0 BMMA) 16-fight Bellator winning streak is the longest active streak in the company.
McKee’s 16-fight Bellator winning streak is the longest streak in company history.
McKee’s 16-fight Bellator winning streak in featherweight competition is the longest active streak in the division.
McKee’s 16 victories in Bellator competition are tied with Chandler for second most in company history behind Freire (18).
McKee’s 16 victories in Bellator featherweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Freire (17).
McKee’s 11 stoppage victories in Bellator competition are tied with Freire and Chandler for most in company history.
McKee’s 11 stoppage victories in Bellator featherweight competition are most in divisional history.
McKee’s five submission victories in Bellator featherweight competition are most in divisional history.
Derek Campos (20-10 MMA, 9-8 BMMA) fell to 1-4 in his past five fights dating back to February 2018.
Campos fell to 1-2 since he dropped to the featherweight division in December 2018.
Campos has suffered seven of his eight Bellator losses by stoppage.
Kiichi Kunimoto (20-9-2 MMA, 0-2 BMMA) fell to 2-2 since his final UFC appearance in June 2017.
Juliana Velasquez’s five-fight Bellator winning streak in flyweight competition is the second longest active streak in the division behind Macfarlane (10).
Velasquez’s five victories in Bellator flyweight competition are second most in divisor history behind Macfarlane (10).
Bruna Ellen (5-3 MMA, 3-3 BMMA) has suffered all three of her career losses by decision.
Cheyden Leialoha (7-2 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) has suffered both of his career losses by decision.
Zach Zane (14-9 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) earned the first decision victory of his career.
Nainoa Dung (3-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) has suffered consecutive losses after starting his career 3-0.
Bellator 236 post-event facts: A.J. McKee's record-book takeover nearly complete
