Kowalkiewicz vs Gomes

When is Kowalkiewicz vs Gomes?

Karolina Kowalkiewicz will face Denise Gomes during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 9th November 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight will be contested over 3 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which means the weight limit will be 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Kowalkiewicz vs Gomes stats

Karolina Kowalkiewicz steps into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Denise Gomes will make her way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

This will be Karolina Kowalkiewicz's 17th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2015. Denise Gomes will mark her 5th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Karolina Kowalkiewicz's UFC record currently stands at 9-8-0, while Denise Gomes' comes in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggest Gomes has a massive power advantage over Kowalkiewicz, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Kowalkiewicz's 6%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Kowalkiewicz will have an advantage over Gomes, with a 19% submission rate over Gomes' 0%.

Karolina Kowalkiewicz is the older woman by 15 years, at 39 years old.

Kowalkiewicz has a height advantage of 1 inch over Gomes. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Kowalkiewicz is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made her debut in 2012, 5 years and 3 months earlier than Gomes, whose first professional fight was in 2017. She has fought 31 more professional rounds, 60 to Gomes' 29.

Kowalkiewicz vs Gomes form

Karolina Kowalkiewicz has beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight, she lost to Iasmin Lucindo at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, she had won against Diana Belbita at UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson on 7th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Vanessa Demopoulos 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.

Before that, she had defeated Silvana Gomez Juarez at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

She was victorious against Felice Herrig at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

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

In her last fight, she beat 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 been beaten by 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 defeated 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

In terms of recent activity, Denise Gomes has been fighting more than Karolina Kowalkiewicz.

Karolina Kowalkiewicz last fought 5 months and 28 days ago, while Denise Gomes' last outing was 4 months and 24 days ago.

Kowalkiewicz's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 28 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Gomes' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 15 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time does Kowalkiewicz vs Gomes start?

The fighters are expected to walk out at around 12:40 AM UTC , which is 7:40 PM EST or 4:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:40 AM GMT in the UK.

What are the odds on Kowalkiewicz vs Gomes?

She is currently 6/25 (-420) to win the bout outright, while you can get 16/5 (+320) on Karolina Kowalkiewicz if you fancy the big upset.

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