Paula vs Oliveira

Who won Paula vs Oliveira?

Maria Oliveira beat Gloria de Paula by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 18th June 2022 at Moody Center in Austin.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Maria Oliveira.

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).

Paula vs Oliveira stats

Gloria de Paula stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Maria Oliveira made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Gloria de Paula's 4th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2021.

Gloria de Paula's UFC record stood at 1-3-0, while Maria Oliveira's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Oliveira had a massive power advantage over Paula, boasting a 58% knock out percentage over Paula's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Oliveira had a slight advantage over Paula, with a 8% submission rate over Paula's 0%.

Gloria de Paula was the older woman by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Oliveira had a height advantage of 1 inch over Paula. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Paula was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2017, 1 year and 9 months later than Oliveira, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 6 less professional rounds, 35 to Oliveira's 41.

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Paula's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 25 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 30 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Paula vs Oliveira?

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