Kuziutina vs Canuto

Who won Kuziutina vs Canuto?

Natasha Kuziutina beat Giovanna Canuto by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of LFA 173, on Friday 15th December 2023 at Pearl Theater at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Natasha Kuziutina.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Kuziutina vs Canuto stats

Natasha Kuziutina stepped into the octagon with a record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 3 by submission.

Giovanna Canuto made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 4 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws and 3 by submission.

This was Natasha Kuziutina's 3rd fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Giovanna Canuto marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Natasha Kuziutina's LFA record stood at 3-0-0, while Giovanna Canuto's came in at 5-1-0.

The stats suggested that Kuziutina and Canuto have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Kuziutina and Canuto would have been pretty equal, both with a 75% submission rate.

Natasha Kuziutina was the older man by 36 years, at 36 years old.

Kuziutina had a height advantage of 1 inch over Canuto. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Kuziutina was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2022, 1 year and 7 months later than Canuto, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 24 to Canuto's 12.

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Canuto's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kuziutina vs Canuto?

Natasha Kuziutina was a 5/2 (+250) underdog going into the contest, while Giovanna Canuto made his way into the ring at 1/4 (-400) with oddsmakers.