Kareckaite vs Caliari

Who won Kareckaite vs Caliari?

Ernesta Kareckaite beat Nicolle Caliari by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th January 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ernesta Kareckaite.

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).

Kareckaite vs Caliari stats

Ernesta Kareckaite stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Nicolle Caliari made her way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Ernesta Kareckaite's 2nd fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2024. Nicolle Caliari marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Ernesta Kareckaite's UFC record stood at 1-1-0, while Nicolle Caliari's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Caliari had a large advantage in power over Kareckaite, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Kareckaite's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Caliari had a massive advantage over Kareckaite, boasting a 38% submission rate over Kareckaite's 0%.

Ernesta Kareckaite was the younger woman by 2 years, at 26 years old.

Kareckaite had a height advantage of 6 inches over Caliari. That also extended to a 9-inch reach advantage.

Kareckaite was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2019, 3 years and 3 months later than Caliari, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 1 more professional rounds, 22 to Caliari's 21.

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Kareckaite's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 2 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 1 day. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Kareckaite vs Caliari start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:15 PM UTC , which was 5:15 PM EST or 2:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:15 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Kareckaite vs Caliari?

Ernesta Kareckaite was a 9/25 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Nicolle Caliari made her way into the ring at 11/5 (+220) with oddsmakers.