Godinez vs Carolina

Who won Godinez vs Carolina?

Luana Carolina beat Lupita Godinez by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Vegas 40, on Saturday 16th October 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Luana Carolina.

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).

Godinez vs Carolina stats

Lupita Godinez stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Luana Carolina made her way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Lupita Godinez's 13th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2021. Luana Carolina marked her 9th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Lupita Godinez's UFC record stood at 8-5-0, while Luana Carolina's came in at 6-3-0.

The stats suggested Carolina had a slight advantage in power over Godinez, with a 29% knock out percentage over Godinez's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Carolina had an advantage over Godinez, with a 14% submission rate over Godinez's 0%.

Lupita Godinez was the same age as Luana Carolina, at 31 years old.

Carolina had a height advantage of 4 inches over Godinez. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Godinez was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2018, 3 years and 5 months later than Carolina, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 15 more professional rounds, 53 to Carolina's 38.

Godinez vs Carolina form

Lupita Godinez had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Virna Jandiroba at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on 30th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Tabatha Ricci at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Elise Reed at UFC Fight Night – Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 on 16th September 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had defeated Emily Ducote 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.

She was victorious against Cynthia Calvillo at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Activity check

Godinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 21 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Carolina's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 11 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 6 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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