Jandiroba vs Godinez

Who won Jandiroba vs Godinez?

Virna Jandiroba beat Lupita Godinez by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 30th March 2024 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Virna Jandiroba.

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).

Jandiroba vs Godinez stats

Virna Jandiroba stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 13 by submission.

Lupita Godinez made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Virna Jandiroba's 11th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2019. Lupita Godinez marked her 13th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Virna Jandiroba's UFC record stood at 8-3-0, while Lupita Godinez's came in at 8-5-0.

The stats suggested Godinez had a slight advantage in power over Jandiroba, with a 8% knock out percentage over Jandiroba's 5%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Jandiroba had a massive advantage over Godinez, boasting a 68% submission rate over Godinez's 17%.

Virna Jandiroba was the older woman by 5 years, at 36 years old.

Jandiroba had a height advantage of 1 inch over Godinez. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Jandiroba was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made her debut in 2013, 5 years earlier than Godinez, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She had fought 2 more professional rounds, 55 to Godinez's 53.

Jandiroba vs Godinez form

Jandiroba had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Marina Rodriguez at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Angela Hill at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Amanda Ribas at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Before that, she had defeated Kanako Murata at UFC Vegas 29 on 19th June 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round in the United States.

She had been beaten by Mackenzie Dern at UFC 256 on 12th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Lupita Godinez had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she was victorious against Loma Lookboonmee at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had been defeated by Luana Carolina at UFC Vegas 40 on 16th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had won against Silvana Gomez Juarez at UFC Vegas 39 on 9th October 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had lost to Jessica Penne at UFC Vegas 24 on 17th April 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had beaten Vanessa Demopoulos at LFA 94 on 30th October 2020 by majority decision in their LFA Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Hartman Arena, Park City.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Virna Jandiroba had last fought 2 years and 1 day ago, while Lupita Godinez's last outing had been 3 years, 5 months and 17 days ago.

Jandiroba's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 25 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 10 months and 17 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Godinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 7 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 10 months and 26 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Jandiroba vs Godinez?

Virna Jandiroba was a 9/5 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Lupita Godinez made her way into the ring at 4/9 (-230) with oddsmakers.