Calvillo vs Godinez

Who won Calvillo vs Godinez?

Lupita Godinez beat Cynthia Calvillo by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 287, on Saturday 8th April 2023 at Miami-Dade Arena in Miami.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Lupita Godinez.

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).

Calvillo vs Godinez stats

Cynthia Calvillo stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Lupita Godinez made her way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Lupita Godinez marked her 12th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Cynthia Calvillo's UFC record stood at 6-6-1, while Lupita Godinez's came in at 7-5-0.

The stats suggested Calvillo had a slight advantage in power over Godinez, with a 22% knock out percentage over Godinez's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Calvillo had an advantage over Godinez, with a 33% submission rate over Godinez's 13%.

Cynthia Calvillo was the older woman by 6 years, at 37 years old.

Calvillo had a height advantage of 2 inches over Godinez. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Calvillo was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made her debut in 2016, 1 year and 10 months earlier than Godinez, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She had fought 8 less professional rounds, 42 to Godinez's 50.

Calvillo vs Godinez form

Cynthia Calvillo had beaten 1 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Andrea Lee at UFC Vegas 42 on 13th November 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Jessica Andrade at UFC 266 on 4th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had been defeated by Katlyn Chookagian at UFC 255 on 21st November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had won against Jessica Eye at UFC Vegas 2 on 13th June 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had drawn with Marina Rodriguez at UFC on ESPN 7 on 7th December 2019 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at Capital One Arena, Washington D.C..

Lupita Godinez had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Angela Hill at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Ariane Carnelossi at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Loma Lookboonmee at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, she had been beaten by Luana Carolina at UFC Vegas 40 on 16th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She was victorious against Silvana Gomez Juarez at UFC Vegas 39 on 9th October 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Lupita Godinez had been fighting more than Cynthia Calvillo.

Going to this contest, Cynthia Calvillo had last fought 3 years, 4 months and 16 days ago, while Lupita Godinez's last outing had been 2 years, 7 months and 16 days ago.

Calvillo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 22 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year and 22 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Godinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 20 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 10 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Calvillo vs Godinez?

Cynthia Calvillo was a 21/10 (+210) underdog going into the contest, while Lupita Godinez made her way into the ring at 4/11 (-280) with oddsmakers.