Ricci vs Godinez

Who won Ricci vs Godinez?

Lupita Godinez beat Tabatha Ricci by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 295, on Saturday 11th November 2023 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Ricci vs Godinez stats

Tabatha Ricci stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Lupita Godinez made her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Tabatha Ricci's 9th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2021. Lupita Godinez marked her 12th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Tabatha Ricci's UFC record stood at 6-3-0, while Lupita Godinez's came in at 7-5-0.

The stats suggested Ricci had a slight advantage in power over Godinez, with a 11% knock out percentage over Godinez's 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ricci had an advantage over Godinez, with a 33% submission rate over Godinez's 18%.

Tabatha Ricci was the younger woman by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Godinez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ricci.

Ricci was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2013, 4 years and 6 months earlier than Godinez, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She had fought 15 less professional rounds, 35 to Godinez's 50.

Ricci vs Godinez form

Lupita Godinez had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against 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, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Cynthia Calvillo at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Before that, she had lost to Angela Hill at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

She was victorious against Ariane Carnelossi at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Activity check

Ricci's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 9 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 4 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Godinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 6 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 27 days. 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 Ricci vs Godinez?

Tabatha Ricci was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Lupita Godinez made her way into the ring at 11/20 (-180) with oddsmakers.