Kowalkiewicz vs Gomes

Who won Kowalkiewicz vs Gomes?

Denise Gomes beat Karolina Kowalkiewicz by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 9th November 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Denise Gomes.

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 Gomes stats

Karolina Kowalkiewicz stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Denise Gomes made her way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Karolina Kowalkiewicz's 18th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2015. Denise Gomes marked her 6th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Karolina Kowalkiewicz's UFC record stood at 9-9-0, while Denise Gomes' came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Gomes had a massive power advantage over Kowalkiewicz, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Kowalkiewicz's 6%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kowalkiewicz had an advantage over Gomes, with a 19% submission rate over Gomes' 0%.

Karolina Kowalkiewicz was the older woman by 15 years, at 39 years old.

Kowalkiewicz had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gomes. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Kowalkiewicz was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made her debut in 2012, 5 years and 3 months earlier than Gomes, whose first professional fight was in 2017. She had fought 31 more professional rounds, 63 to Gomes' 32.

Kowalkiewicz vs Gomes form

Karolina Kowalkiewicz had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Iasmin Lucindo at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, she had won against Diana Belbita at UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson on 7th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Vanessa Demopoulos 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.

Before that, she had defeated Silvana Gomez Juarez at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

She was victorious against Felice Herrig at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Gomes had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Eduarda Moura at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov on 8th June 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Angela Hill at UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis on 4th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Yazmin Jauregui at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, she had defeated Bruna Brasil at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City.

She had been defeated by Loma Lookboonmee at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Denise Gomes had been fighting more than Karolina Kowalkiewicz.

Going to this contest, Karolina Kowalkiewicz had last fought 6 months and 17 days ago, while Denise Gomes' last outing had been 5 months and 13 days ago.

Kowalkiewicz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 17 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Gomes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 4 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 5 months and 8 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Kowalkiewicz vs Gomes start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:00 PM UTC , which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Kowalkiewicz vs Gomes?

Karolina Kowalkiewicz was a 5/1 (+500) underdog going into the contest, while Denise Gomes made her way into the ring at 7/50 (-710) with oddsmakers.