Ducote vs Godinez

Who won Ducote vs Godinez?

Lupita Godinez beat Emily Ducote by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2, on Saturday 20th May 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Lupita Godinez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Ducote vs Godinez division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Ducote vs Godinez stats

Emily Ducote stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Lupita Godinez made her way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Emily Ducote's 5th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2022. Lupita Godinez marked her 13th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Emily Ducote's UFC record stood at 2-3-0, while Lupita Godinez's came in at 8-5-0.

The stats suggested Ducote had an advantage in power over Godinez, with a 25% knock out percentage over Godinez's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ducote had a large advantage over Godinez, boasting a 33% submission rate over Godinez's 11%.

Emily Ducote was the same age as Lupita Godinez, at 31 years old.

Ducote had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Ducote was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made her debut in 2015, 2 years and 9 months earlier than Godinez, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She had fought 12 more professional rounds, 65 to Godinez's 53.

Ducote vs Godinez form

Lupita Godinez had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Virna Jandiroba at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on 30th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Tabatha Ricci at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Elise Reed at UFC Fight Night – Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 on 16th September 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had defeated Emily Ducote at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

She was victorious against Cynthia Calvillo at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Activity check

Ducote's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 1 day, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Godinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 25 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 5 months. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ducote vs Godinez?

Emily Ducote was a 11/2 (+550) underdog going into the contest, while Lupita Godinez made her way into the ring at 1/10 (-1000) with oddsmakers.