Cortez vs Gatto

Who won Cortez vs Gatto?

Tracy Cortez beat Melissa Gatto by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 274, on Saturday 7th May 2022 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Tracy Cortez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Cortez vs Gatto stats

Tracy Cortez stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Melissa Gatto made her way to the cage with an unblemished record of 8 wins, 0 losses, and 2 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Tracy Cortez's 6th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2019. Melissa Gatto marked her 5th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Tracy Cortez's UFC record stood at 5-1-0, while Melissa Gatto's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Gatto had an advantage in power over Cortez, with a 25% knock out percentage over Cortez's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gatto had a massive advantage over Cortez, boasting a 50% submission rate over Cortez's 13%.

Tracy Cortez was the older woman by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Gatto had a height advantage of 1 inch over Cortez.

Cortez's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Gatto's, having had 1 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2017, 8 months later than Gatto, whose first professional fight was in 2016. She had fought 7 more professional rounds, 37 to Gatto's 30.

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Gatto's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 6 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 19 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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