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 6 years, at 37 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

Virna Jandiroba had beaten 5 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Yan Xiaonan at UFC 314 on 12th April 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Amanda Lemos at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba on 20th July 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Lupita Godinez at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on 30th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Before that, she was victorious against Marina Rodriguez at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark.

She had won against 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.

Lupita Godinez had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before 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 beaten 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 defeated 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 was victorious against 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 won 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

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

Going to this contest, Virna Jandiroba had last fought 2 months and 14 days ago, while Lupita Godinez's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 27 days ago.

Jandiroba's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 12 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 15 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 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 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.