Ladd vs Kunitskaya

Who won Ladd vs Kunitskaya?

Aspen Ladd beat Yana Santos by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC on ESPN 7, on Saturday 7th December 2019 at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C..

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Ladd vs Kunitskaya stats

Aspen Ladd stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Yana Santos made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Aspen Ladd's 7th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2017. Yana Santos marked her 11th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Aspen Ladd's UFC record stood at 4-3-0, while Yana Santos' came in at 6-5-0.

The stats suggested Ladd had a slight advantage in power over Santos, with a 63% knock out percentage over Santos' 58%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ladd had a slight advantage over Santos, with a 13% submission rate over Santos' 8%.

Aspen Ladd was the younger woman by 5 years, at 30 years old.

Santos had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Ladd was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2015, 5 years and 9 months later than Santos, whose first professional fight was in 2009. She had fought 9 less professional rounds, 43 to Santos' 52.

Ladd vs Kunitskaya form

Aspen Ladd had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Kayla Harrison at PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship on 24th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Anthem, Washington, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Karolina Sobek at PFL 5 on 16th June 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Helena Kolesnyk at PFL 2 on 7th April 2023 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had beaten Julia Budd at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

She had been defeated by Raquel Pennington at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Activity check

Ladd's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 13 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 15 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Santos' last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 19 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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