Budd vs Jindrova

Who won Budd vs Jindrova?

Julia Budd beat Martina Jindrova by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of PFL 5, on Friday 16th June 2023 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Julia Budd.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Budd vs Jindrova stats

Julia Budd stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Martina Jindrova made her way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Julia Budd's PFL record stood at 2-3-0, while Martina Jindrova's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Budd had a slight advantage in power over Jindrova, with a 38% knock out percentage over Jindrova's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Jindrova had an advantage over Budd, with a 17% submission rate over Budd's 6%.

Julia Budd was the older woman by 8 years, at 41 years old.

Budd was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made her debut in 2010, 14 years and 2 months later than Jindrova, whose first professional fight was in . She had fought 41 more professional rounds, 62 to Jindrova's 21.

Budd vs Jindrova form

Julia Budd had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Larissa Pacheco at PFL 2 on 7th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Aspen Ladd at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, she had been defeated by Genah Fabian at PFL 2022 #3 on 6th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

Before that, she had won against Kaitlin Young at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas.

She had beaten Dayana Silva at Bellator 257 on 16th April 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Jindrova had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Amber Leibrock at PFL 2 on 7th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Kayla Harrison at PFL 2022 #9 on 20th August 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Zamzagul Fayzallanova at PFL 2022 #6 on 1st July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Before that, she was victorious against Vanessa Melo at PFL 2022 #3 on 6th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

She had won against Jacqueline Cavalcanti at PFL Challenger Series 3 on 4th March 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Universal Studios, Orlando.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Martina Jindrova had been fighting more than Julia Budd.

Going to this contest, Julia Budd had last fought 1 year, 8 months and 16 days ago, while Martina Jindrova's last outing had been 1 year, 8 months and 16 days ago.

Budd's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 7 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 26 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Jindrova's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 19 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Budd vs Jindrova?

Julia Budd was a 4/6 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Martina Jindrova made her way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.