Grasso vs Araujo

Who won Grasso vs Araujo?

Alexa Grasso beat Viviane Araujo by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th October 2022 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 50-45, 49-46, 49-46 in favor of the winner Alexa Grasso.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Grasso vs Araujo stats

Alexa Grasso stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Viviane Araujo made her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Alexa Grasso's 14th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2016. Viviane Araujo marked her 12th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Alexa Grasso's UFC record stood at 8-5-1, while Viviane Araujo's came in at 7-5-0.

The stats suggested Grasso had a slight advantage in power over Araujo, with a 29% knock out percentage over Araujo's 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Araujo had a large advantage over Grasso, boasting a 36% submission rate over Grasso's 7%.

Alexa Grasso was the younger woman by 7 years, at 31 years old.

Grasso had a height advantage of 1 inch over Araujo. Despite this, Araujo had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Grasso was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made her debut in 2012, 2 years and 9 months earlier than Araujo, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 12 more professional rounds, 61 to Araujo's 49.

Grasso vs Araujo form

Alexa Grasso had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306 on 14th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at The Sphere, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had drawn with Valentina Shevchenko at UFC Fight Night – Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 on 16th September 2023 by split draw in their 5 round contest in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had won against Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by submission in the 4th round in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had beaten Viviane Araujo at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

She had defeated Joanne Calderwood at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Nationwide Arena, Columbus.

Viviane Araujo had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had been beaten by Alexa Grasso at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she was victorious against Andrea Lee at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had been defeated by Katlyn Chookagian at UFC 262 on 15th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

Before that, she had won against Roxanne Modafferi at UFC Fight Island 8 on 20th January 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

She had beaten Montana De La Rosa at UFC Vegas 9 on 5th September 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Alexa Grasso had been fighting more than Viviane Araujo.

Going to this contest, Alexa Grasso had last fought 9 months and 13 days ago, while Viviane Araujo's last outing had been 2 years, 8 months and 12 days ago.

Grasso's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 1 day, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 25 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Araujo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 22 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 17 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Grasso vs Araujo?

Alexa Grasso was a 11/25 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Viviane Araujo made her way into the ring at 9/5 (+170) with oddsmakers.