Moura vs Gomes

Who won Moura vs Gomes?

Denise Gomes beat Eduarda Moura by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 8th June 2024 at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Denise Gomes.

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).

Moura vs Gomes stats

Eduarda Moura stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Denise Gomes made her way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Eduarda Moura's 3rd fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2023. Denise Gomes marked her 6th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Eduarda Moura's UFC record stood at 2-1-0, while Denise Gomes' came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Gomes had a massive power advantage over Moura, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Moura's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moura had a massive advantage over Gomes, boasting a 50% submission rate over Gomes' 0%.

Eduarda Moura was the older woman by 6 years, at 31 years old.

Moura had a height advantage of 4 inches over Gomes. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Moura was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2022, 4 years and 6 months later than Gomes, whose first professional fight was in 2017. She had fought 12 less professional rounds, 20 to Gomes' 32.

Moura vs Gomes form

Gomes had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Eduarda Moura at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov on 8th June 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Angela Hill at UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis on 4th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Yazmin Jauregui at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, she had defeated Bruna Brasil at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City.

She had been beaten by Loma Lookboonmee at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Gomes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 20 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 11 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Moura vs Gomes start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:50 PM UTC , which was 5:50 PM EST or 2:50 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:50 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Moura vs Gomes?

Eduarda Moura was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Denise Gomes made her way into the ring at 17/10 (+170) with oddsmakers.