Kowalkiewicz vs Penne

Who won Kowalkiewicz vs Penne?

Jessica Penne beat Karolina Kowalkiewicz by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 265, on Saturday 7th August 2021 at Toyota Center in Houston.

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 Penne stats

Karolina Kowalkiewicz stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Jessica Penne made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Karolina Kowalkiewicz's 18th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2015. Jessica Penne marked her 9th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Karolina Kowalkiewicz's UFC record stood at 9-9-0, while Jessica Penne's came in at 3-6-0.

The stats suggested Penne had a slight advantage in power over Kowalkiewicz, with a 17% knock out percentage over Kowalkiewicz's 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Penne had a massive advantage over Kowalkiewicz, boasting a 58% submission rate over Kowalkiewicz's 17%.

Karolina Kowalkiewicz was the younger woman by 3 years, at 39 years old.

Penne had a height advantage of 2 inches over Kowalkiewicz. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Kowalkiewicz was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made her debut in 2012, 5 years and 6 months later than Penne, whose first professional fight was in 2006. She had fought 13 more professional rounds, 63 to Penne's 50.

Kowalkiewicz vs Penne form

Karolina Kowalkiewicz had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, 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.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

She had lost to Jessica Penne at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Toyota Center, Houston.

Activity check

Kowalkiewicz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 23 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 5 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Penne's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 13 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 16 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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