Lipski vs Gatto

Who won Lipski vs Gatto?

Ariane da Silva beat Melissa Gatto by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov, on Saturday 1st July 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ariane da Silva.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Lipski vs Gatto stats

Ariane da Silva stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Melissa Gatto made her way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Ariane da Silva's 13th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2019. Melissa Gatto marked her 5th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Ariane da Silva's UFC record stood at 6-7-0, while Melissa Gatto's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Lipski had an advantage in power over Gatto, with a 40% knock out percentage over Gatto's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gatto had a large advantage over Lipski, boasting a 50% submission rate over Lipski's 20%.

Ariane da Silva was the older woman by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Lipski was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made her debut in 2013, 3 years and 1 month earlier than Gatto, whose first professional fight was in 2016. She had fought 30 more professional rounds, 60 to Gatto's 30.

Lipski vs Gatto form

Ariane da Silva had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against JJ Aldrich at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Priscila Cachoeira at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Mandy Bohm at UFC Vegas 37 on 18th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had been beaten by Montana De La Rosa at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

She had defeated Luana Carolina at UFC Fight Island 2 on 18th July 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

Lipski's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 23 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 5 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Gatto's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 6 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 14 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Lipski vs Gatto?

Ariane da Silva was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Melissa Gatto made her way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.