Polastri vs Knutsson

Who won Polastri vs Knutsson?

Josefine Knutsson beat Julia Polastri by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th June 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Josefine Knutsson.

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).

Polastri vs Knutsson stats

Julia Polastri stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Josefine Knutsson made her way to the cage with an unblemished record of 7 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out.

This was Julia Polastri's 2nd fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2024. Josefine Knutsson marked her 4th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Julia Polastri's UFC record stood at 1-1-0, while Josefine Knutsson's came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Polastri had a large advantage in power over Knutsson, boasting a 36% knock out percentage over Knutsson's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Polastri had an advantage over Knutsson, with a 18% submission rate over Knutsson's 0%.

Julia Polastri was the younger woman by 2 years, at 27 years old.

Knutsson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Polastri. Despite this, she had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Polastri was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made her debut in 2017, 3 years and 5 months earlier than Knutsson, whose first professional fight was in 2021. She had fought 18 more professional rounds, 44 to Knutsson's 26.

Polastri vs Knutsson form

Polastri had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Cory McKenna at UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira on 12th October 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Josefine Knutsson at UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira on 15th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Patricia Alujas at Contender Series 2023 on 12th September 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had defeated Brenda Gottig at LFA 151 on 28th January 2023 by submission in the 1st round in their LFA Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Ginásio do Polvilho, Cajamar, Brazil.

She was victorious against Bianca Sattelmayer at LFA 146 on 4th November 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Ginásio do Polvilho, Cajamar.

Activity check

Polastri's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 26 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Polastri vs Knutsson start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:25 PM UTC , which was 7:25 PM EST or 4:25 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:25 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Polastri vs Knutsson?

Julia Polastri was a 81/50 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Josefine Knutsson made her way into the ring at 53/100 (-190) with oddsmakers.