Liz Carmouche record: 18 finishes in 26 wins before the Jena Bishop rematch

Liz Carmouche has finished 18 of her 26 wins, a 69 per cent finish rate, and she carries a four-fight win streak into a rematch with Jena Bishop. The two meet in the main event of PFL Chicago on 16 October 2026, and the winner of the first fight was Carmouche, by third-round KO.

Liz Carmouche record: 26-8-0 and how the wins came

Carmouche, who goes by "Girl-Rilla" and trains with Team Hurricane Awesome, is 42 and has been fighting professionally since 13 March 2010. She is an orthodox fighter at 167 cm with a 167 cm reach, and she is ranked #2 in the PFL women's flyweight division.

Her 26 wins split almost evenly across the three routes: 11 by KO or TKO, 7 by submission and 8 by decision. That is the 18 finishes behind the 69 per cent figure, which here means the share of her wins that ended by KO, TKO or submission. The losses tell a different story. Eight defeats, and none of them by knockout: two by submission and six by decision. Nobody has stopped her with strikes.

Liz Carmouche last fight and recent form

The last five fights show a fighter who wins in several ways. Her most recent outing was a second-round guillotine choke of Viviane Araújo at PFL San Diego: McKee vs. Isbulaev.

Date	Opponent	Result	Method	Round
27 Jun 2026	Viviane Araújo	Win	Submission (guillotine choke)	2
15 Aug 2025	Jena Bishop	Win	KO (punches)	3
20 Jun 2025	Elora Dana	Win	Decision (unanimous)	3
11 Apr 2025	Ilara Joanne	Win	KO (punches)	1
2 Aug 2024	Taila Santos	Loss	Decision (unanimous)	3

The Santos fight is the only defeat in that stretch, a unanimous decision at PFL 7 in 2024. Since then she has won four in a row, two of them by punches, one by submission and one on the cards. Further back, she took a title fight at Bellator 300 on 7 October 2023 against Ilima-Lei Macfarlane, a fifth-round TKO by leg kick at 0:17.

What the measured stats say

Across 11 fights with recorded striking and grappling numbers, Carmouche lands 31.4 significant strikes per fight at 53.04 per cent accuracy. The accuracy is the number to stress: she lands more than half of what she throws, so every exchange counts for her.

The grappling side is just as productive. She lands 2.5 takedowns per fight at 60.98 per cent, and she holds control for an average of 4:44 per fight. Submission attempts come at a modest 0.4 per fight, which fits a fighter who wins most of her finishes by strikes and uses the wrestling to set them up.

Carmouche vs Bishop 2: the next fight

Bishop is 12-3-0 and ranked #4 in the division. Their first meeting on 15 August 2025 ended with the punches that closed the third round at 2:56, and it was also a title fight. The rematch is booked as a title fight again, in Chicago, Illinois, with the main event slot.

Bishop has the obvious motive, a chance to answer a stoppage on the same stage. Carmouche brings the streak and the finishing record, and a game plan the measured numbers describe well: accurate striking, takedowns and long spells of control.

If she wins, the run grows to five straight. If Bishop wins, the women's flyweight rankings, where Carmouche sits #2 and Bishop #4, will need redrawing on 16 October.