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 12th 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 7-5-0, 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 12 more professional rounds, 50 to Carolina's 38.

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Godinez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 22 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 19 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Carolina's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 4 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 19 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Godinez vs Carolina?

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