Pinheiro vs Robertson

Who won Pinheiro vs Robertson?

Gillian Robertson beat Luana Pinheiro by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 9th November 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-27, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Gillian Robertson.

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).

Pinheiro vs Robertson stats

Luana Pinheiro stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Gillian Robertson made her way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Luana Pinheiro's 6th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2021. Gillian Robertson marked her 18th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Luana Pinheiro's UFC record stood at 3-3-0, while Gillian Robertson's came in at 12-6-0.

The stats suggested Pinheiro had a slight advantage in power over Robertson, with a 18% knock out percentage over Robertson's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Robertson had an advantage over Pinheiro, with a 64% submission rate over Pinheiro's 45%.

Luana Pinheiro was the older woman by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Robertson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Pinheiro. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Pinheiro was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2016, 6 months later than Robertson, whose first professional fight was in 2016. She had fought 24 less professional rounds, 28 to Robertson's 52.

Pinheiro vs Robertson form

Luana Pinheiro had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Angela Hill at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy on 18th May 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Amanda Ribas at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had won against Michelle Waterson-Gomez at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Before that, she had beaten Sam Hughes at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had defeated Randa Markos at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by unanimous decision in the 1st round.

Robertson had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she was victorious against Michelle Waterson-Gomez at UFC 303 on 29th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Polyana Viana at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Going into that contest, she had been defeated by Tabatha Ricci at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Before that, she had beaten Piera Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City.

She had defeated Mariya Agapova at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gillian Robertson had been fighting more than Luana Pinheiro.

Going to this contest, Luana Pinheiro had last fought 6 months and 3 days ago, while Gillian Robertson's last outing had been 4 months and 23 days ago.

Pinheiro's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 20 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Robertson's 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 Pinheiro vs Robertson start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:10 AM UTC , which was 8:10 PM EST or 5:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:10 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Pinheiro vs Robertson?

Luana Pinheiro was a 3/1 (+300) underdog going into the contest, while Gillian Robertson made her way into the ring at 1/4 (-400) with oddsmakers.