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 7th 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 5-2-0.

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 14 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 29 more professional rounds, 63 to Gomes' 34.

Kowalkiewicz vs Gomes form

Karolina Kowalkiewicz had beaten 1 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Michelle Waterson-Gomez at UFC on ESPN 2 on 30th March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Jessica Andrade at UFC 228 on 8th September 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at American Airlines Center, Dallas.

Going into that contest, she had won against Jodie Esquibel at UFC Fight Night 118 on 21st October 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ergo Arena, Gdansk, Poland.

Before that, she had been defeated by Claudia Gadelha at UFC 212 on 3rd June 2017 by submission in the 1st round at HSBC Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

She had lost to Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 205 on 12th November 2016 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

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Kowalkiewicz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 7 months and 15 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 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.