Dern vs Godinez

Who won Dern vs Godinez?

Mackenzie Dern beat Lupita Godinez by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd August 2024 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Mackenzie Dern.

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).

Dern vs Godinez stats

Mackenzie Dern stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws and 7 by submission.

Lupita Godinez made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Mackenzie Dern's 15th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2018. Lupita Godinez marked her 13th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Mackenzie Dern's UFC record stood at 10-5-0, while Lupita Godinez's came in at 8-5-0.

The stats suggested Godinez had a slight advantage in power over Dern, with a 8% knock out percentage over Dern's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dern had a massive advantage over Godinez, boasting a 54% submission rate over Godinez's 17%.

Mackenzie Dern was the older woman by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Dern had a height advantage of 2 inches over Godinez. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Dern was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made her debut in 2016, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Godinez, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 53 to Godinez's 53.

Dern vs Godinez form

Mackenzie Dern had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Yan Xiaonan at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan on 1st October 2022 by majority decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Tecia Pennington at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Marina Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 39 on 9th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had beaten Virna Jandiroba at UFC 256 on 12th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had defeated Randa Markos at UFC Vegas 11 on 19th September 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Lupita Godinez had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had been defeated by 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 was victorious 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 won against 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 beaten 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 had defeated Cynthia Calvillo at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Mackenzie Dern had last fought 2 years, 8 months and 25 days ago, while Lupita Godinez's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 27 days ago.

Dern's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 7 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 14 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Godinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 18 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Dern vs Godinez start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 7:40 PM UTC , which was 3:40 PM EST or 12:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Dern vs Godinez?

Mackenzie Dern was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Lupita Godinez made her way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.