Kowalkiewicz vs Belbita

Who won Kowalkiewicz vs Belbita?

Karolina Kowalkiewicz beat Diana Belbita by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson, on Saturday 7th October 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Karolina Kowalkiewicz.

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).

Kowalkiewicz vs Belbita stats

Karolina Kowalkiewicz stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Diana Belbita made her way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Karolina Kowalkiewicz's 18th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2015. Diana Belbita marked her 8th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Karolina Kowalkiewicz's UFC record stood at 9-9-0, while Diana Belbita's came in at 2-6-0.

The stats suggested Belbita had a massive power advantage over Kowalkiewicz, boasting a 40% knock out percentage over Kowalkiewicz's 7%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Belbita had a slight advantage over Kowalkiewicz, with a 27% submission rate over Kowalkiewicz's 20%.

Karolina Kowalkiewicz was the older woman by 11 years, at 39 years old.

Belbita had a height advantage of 4 inches over Kowalkiewicz. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Kowalkiewicz was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made her debut in 2012, 1 year and 10 months earlier than Belbita, whose first professional fight was in 2014. She had fought 13 more professional rounds, 63 to Belbita's 50.

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Kowalkiewicz's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 7 months and 8 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 4 years, 3 months and 20 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Belbita's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 27 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 20 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kowalkiewicz vs Belbita?

Karolina Kowalkiewicz was a 31/50 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Diana Belbita made her way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.