Kunitskaya vs Vieira

Who won Kunitskaya vs Vieira?

Yana Santos beat Ketlen Vieira by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Vegas 19, on Saturday 20th February 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Yana Santos.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Kunitskaya vs Vieira division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Kunitskaya vs Vieira stats

Yana Santos stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Ketlen Vieira made her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Yana Santos' 11th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2018. Ketlen Vieira marked her 13th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Yana Santos' UFC record stood at 6-5-0, while Ketlen Vieira's came in at 9-4-0.

The stats suggested Santos had a massive power advantage over Vieira, boasting a 54% knock out percentage over Vieira's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vieira had a large advantage over Santos, boasting a 36% submission rate over Santos' 8%.

Yana Santos was the older woman by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Vieira had a height advantage of 2 inches over Santos. Despite this, she had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Santos was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made her debut in 2009, 5 years and 4 months earlier than Vieira, whose first professional fight was in 2014. She had fought 2 more professional rounds, 52 to Vieira's 50.

Kunitskaya vs Vieira form

Ketlen Vieira had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Holly Holm at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Miesha Tate at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Yana Santos at UFC Vegas 19 on 20th February 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had defeated Sijara Eubanks at UFC 253 on 26th September 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

She was victorious against Cat Zingano at UFC 222 on 3rd March 2018 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Santos' last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 3 months and 23 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 8 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Vieira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 3 months and 23 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

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