Grasso vs Shevchenko III

Who won Grasso vs Shevchenko III?

Valentina Shevchenko beat Alexa Grasso by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 306, on Saturday 14th September 2024 at The Sphere in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 50-45, 50-45, 50-45 in favor of the winner Valentina Shevchenko.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Women’s Flyweight championship.

Grasso vs Shevchenko III stats

Alexa Grasso stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Valentina Shevchenko made her way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Alexa Grasso's 13th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2016. Valentina Shevchenko marked her 17th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Alexa Grasso's UFC record stood at 8-4-1, while Valentina Shevchenko's came in at 13-3-1.

The stats suggested Shevchenko had a slight advantage in power over Grasso, with a 35% knock out percentage over Grasso's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Shevchenko had an advantage over Grasso, with a 30% submission rate over Grasso's 13%.

Alexa Grasso was the younger woman by 6 years, at 31 years old.

Grasso had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Grasso was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2012, 9 years and 7 months later than Shevchenko, whose first professional fight was in 2003. She had fought 28 less professional rounds, 58 to Shevchenko's 86.

Grasso vs Shevchenko III form

Alexa Grasso had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had drawn with Valentina Shevchenko at UFC Fight Night – Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 on 16th September 2023 by split draw in their 5 round contest in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by submission in the 4th round in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Viviane Araujo at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had defeated Joanne Calderwood at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Nationwide Arena, Columbus.

She was victorious against Maycee Barber at UFC 258 on 13th February 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Shevchenko had won all 5 of her most recent fights, stopping 2opponents and going the distance 3 times.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Katlyn Chookagian at UFC 247 on 8th February 2020 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Liz Carmouche at UFC on ESPN+ 14 on 10th August 2019 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Antel Arena, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Jessica Eye at UFC 238 on 8th June 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at United Center, Chicago, United States.

Before that, she was victorious against Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 231 on 8th December 2018 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

She had won against Priscila Cachoeira at UFC Fight Night 125 on 3rd February 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Mangueirinho Gymnasium, Belem, Brazil.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Alexa Grasso had been fighting more than Valentina Shevchenko.

Going to this contest, Alexa Grasso had last fought 1 year, 5 months and 26 days ago, while Valentina Shevchenko's last outing had been 5 years, 1 month and 6 days ago.

Grasso's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 1 day, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 25 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Shevchenko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 11 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 3 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What time did Grasso vs Shevchenko III start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:40 AM UTC , which was 11:40 PM EST or 8:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Grasso vs Shevchenko III?

Alexa Grasso was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Valentina Shevchenko made her way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.